Examples of 'laid siege to the city' in a sentence
Meaning of "laid siege to the city"
laid siege to the city: This phrase refers to a military strategy where a city is surrounded and isolated in an attempt to force it to surrender
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laid siege to the city
He laid siege to the city before capturing it.
There they waited for reinforcements and laid siege to the city and stormed it.
He laid siege to the city.
The Cumans then laid siege to the city.
Timur laid siege to the city and recaptured it with little effort.
The Arabs then laid siege to the city.
The Muslims withdrew outside the range of bullets and laid siege to the city.
Cyrus then laid siege to the city.
Frederick marched straight for Prague and laid siege to the city.
Hannibal laid siege to the city.
The Illyrian army landed on the island and laid siege to the city.
Invaders laid siege to the city.
As the German and Italian armies laid siege to the city.
Gallienus laid siege to the city but was murdered during the siege.
The Prussian army then laid siege to the city.
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Ava forces laid siege to the city for the next three months.
Louis pressed his advantage and laid siege to the city of Saintes.
Ibn Tulun laid siege to the city until Sima was killed, reportedly by a local woman.
Forces of the Ottoman Empire invaded and laid siege to the city and its citadel.
The Pagan armies laid siege to the city until starvation forced them to surrender.
The Prussians arrived at Autun and laid siege to the city.
Charlemagne then laid siege to the city but with little success.
Combining with the Goths under Uraias they laid siege to the city.
His forces promptly laid siege to the city and captured the fortress after intense fighting.
Coriolanus and the Volscians marched upon Rome and laid siege to the city.
The Sikhs laid siege to the city.
But Confederate leaders refused, and so the Union laid siege to the city.
But Cyrus laid siege to the city.
The Muslims recommenced their advance soon after, and laid siege to the city.
In response William laid siege to the city and castle.
Naungdawgyi with his army now marched to Toungoo, and laid siege to the city.
The Muslims laid siege to the city for some days.
With the remainder of his troops, Basil laid siege to the city itself.
Thousands of knights laid siege to the city walls, but they faced a formidable Muslim defence.
The Mongol armies returned in force some years later, and laid siege to the city.
The British army laid siege to the city for three months.
In response, the Assyrian king Esarhaddon laid siege to the city.
Leo laid siege to the city of Antioch, starting the War of the Antiochene Succession.
The Syrian army had laid siege to the city of Samaria.
One Hanthawaddy army chased Hsinbyushin to Ava, and laid siege to the city.
During the Third Crusade, they laid siege to the city of Acre, which soon fell.
Soon afterwards, Dušan arrived before Serres and laid siege to the city.
Al-Mahdi Ali laid siege to the city.
He defeated Mitre at the Battle of Cepeda, and laid siege to the city.
In 1550, the Prussian army laid siege to the city and partially burned it down.
Informed of this, Roger de Flor immediately laid siege to the city.
Qa'qa moved to Hulwan and laid siege to the city which was captured in January 638.
By mid-January, the invasion forces had overcome Ava 's defences, and laid siege to the city.
After fighting a battle, they laid siege to the city and surrounded it.
Almost 70 years later, General Wolfe 's army and Admiral Saunders ' fleet laid siege to the city.
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This siege is a stranglehold on the occupied territories
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I laid her down on the chaise longue
I have not gotten laid in seven months
I just laid there waiting for it to be over
