The mutiny, a series of sieges, consisted of small unit actions and major battles. |
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Also, the Tartars carried the plague closer to Europe and into other trading ports after sieges in Asia. |
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It's time to leave behind the fort that has stories of sieges, surrenders, trading and treaties to tell. |
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Ultimately, using the escalade as a form of attack proved too expensive and difficult to implement in all but the weakest castle sieges. |
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The appellation takes its name from the village of Minerve, scene of one of the bloodiest sieges of the Cathar sect in the 13th century. |
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They also were significant in limited tactical actions close to the shore such as the prosecution or relief of sieges. |
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Despite lacking any formal military training, he led his army of devoted followers to a succession of victories in battles and sieges. |
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During the sieges of Louisbourg and Quebec, many marines served on land with the besieging army. |
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The Applicant also points to evidence of sieges of other towns in Bosnia and Herzegovina. |
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The site has been victim to numerous sieges and subsequent reconstructions. |
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Most of the testimonies of the medieval city were erased by the many sieges and destruction they suffered in its history. |
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Most contemporary commanders used their troops in a slow, expensive, attritional warfare based on sieges of selected fortified cities or fortresses. |
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Within these settings riders on horseback acted out pantomimed stories based on famous battles and sieges. |
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If that is not enough, head online and duel it out against numerous opponents in epic island sieges and head-to-head fleet battles. |
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These granaries were used to store foodstuffs, in particular wheat, as a contingency for sieges and wars. |
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The Grund area: in times past, the sieges of the Luxembourg fortress dominated the life of the Grund. |
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Nevertheless, ongoing battles and sieges continued for many years thereafter. |
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Between this arch and the section where the gate itself opens is a gap through which missiles could be fired during sieges. |
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After 1526, the castle underwent several sieges and its condition deteriorated. |
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In a war composed mostly of sieges rather than battles, he proved his mettle. |
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It housed the imperial cisterns and stocks of food for use during sieges. |
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Built in 1514 by the Portuguese, this underground chamber may have been used as an arsenal or as a store before being transformed into a cistern to be used during sieges. |
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This is an element essential to all medieval sieges, the aim of a mine being to dig tunnels under the ramparts of a besieged castle, holding it up with wooden props which are then set alight. |
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Occasional disputes concerning right of way may have led to sieges during which the attackers would attempt to set fire to the fort, with the defenders throwing tree trunks onto them from the top of the palisades. |
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This massive military structure, built with adobe and flanked by four towers, helped to protect the town against several sieges at the hands of various tribes and pretenders to the throne. |
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The sieges in the monasteries must be brought to an end and the Tibetan people must be assured of the supply of food, water and medical treatment. |
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However, like Trajan nearly a century before, he was unable to capture the fortress of Hatra even after two lengthy sieges. |
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The sieges of Drogheda and Wexford have been prominently mentioned in histories and literature up to the present day. |
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By 1814, after scores of battles and sieges throughout Iberia, the Allies had managed to push the French out of the peninsula. |
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There were at least three sieges of Carlisle fought between England and Scotland, and two further sieges during the Jacobite risings. |
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It was characterized in Europe by sieges and the arson of towns as well as open battles with heavy losses. |
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Corfu withstood three major sieges in 1537, 1571 and 1716 all of which resulted in the repulsion of the Ottomans. |
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In a war composed mostly of sieges rather than battles, Farnese proved his mettle. |
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What was formerly performed by fleets and armies, by invasions, sieges, and battles, has been of late accomplished by more silent methods. |
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The antagonists in these sieges are not recorded, but the most reasonable interpretation is thought to be that Bridei's forces were the assailants. |
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The two failed sieges of 1538 and 1546 put an end to Ottoman ambitions, confirming the Portuguese hegemony in the region, as well as gaining superiority over the Mughals. |
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Although there were some lengthy sieges, such as those of Harlech Castle and Bamburgh Castle, these were in comparatively remote and less populous regions. |
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The campaigns under Cromwell's successors Henry Ireton and Edmund Ludlow mostly consisted of long sieges of fortified cities and guerrilla warfare in the countryside. |
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These sieges often took place in the runaway peasant Cossacks' old towns, leading them to wreak havoc on their old masters and get the revenge for which they were hoping. |
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The key to this warfare was sieges and the control of fortified places. |
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In the English Civil War Somerset was largely Parliamentarian, with key engagements being the Sieges of Taunton and the Battle of Langport. |
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Sieges could last weeks, months, and in rare cases years if the supplies of food and water were plentiful. |
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Sieges were a dangerous place to be, as broken bones became an issue, with soldiers falling while they scaled the wall amongst other methods of breakage. |
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