Great Sieges of History

action advance arms army arrived artillery assault attack attempt August Basing bastion battalion batteries battle became become began beginning Boers Brigade British brought called carried casualties caused cavalry close Colonel command complete considerable continued covered decided defence ditch Division early east enemy face field fighting fire force forward four French front garrison Gate German Grant ground guns hand heavy held Hill House important infantry Japanese July June killed known land later Leningrad losses lost Major March miles military month needed never night officers once operations ordered position posts protected reached received regiments reinforcements relief river road Russian sent September short sides siege soldiers soon strong successful suffered supply surrender taken tanks throughout took town troops Turkish Turks wall whole wounded