Siege: Did you mean...?

An eye witness paiting of the Siege of the Bastille, by Claude Cholat, c. 1789. In the Musée Carnavalet.

GIF map drawn to demonstrate the siege by Etruscan Lars Porsenna against Rome and the battle for the Wooden Bridge, c. 508 BCE.

The forces of Julius Caesar (100 BCE-48 BCE) battle a faction of the Egyptian army during the Siege of Alexandria in 47 BCE, part of a struggle over the Egyptian line of succession. Illustration by by Zvonimir Grbasic.

A 15th century CE manuscript illustration depicting the siege of Damascus in 1148 CE during the Second Crusade (1147-1149 CE). (Chronique d'Ernoul et de Bernard le Trésorier, British Library, London)

Depiction of the Siege of Lyon, August-October 1793 during the Revolt of Lyon. Authour unknown.

Siege of Orléans in 1428 CE from the 15-century CE manuscript Vigiles de Charles VII (c. 1484 CE). Bibliothèque nationale de France, Manuscrit Français 5054, folio 53, recto.

Illustration of the Siege of Calais (1350 CE) during the Hundred Years' War by Marek Szyszko. Courtesy of Medieval Warfare Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.

A picture depicting the failed attempted siege of Damascus in 1148 CE by the knights of the Second Crusade, which ultimately led the city to join hands with Nur ad-Din (sometimes also given as Nur al-Din, 1118 - 1174 CE).

A View of the Landing the New England Forces in ye Expedition Against Cape Breton, coloured line engraving by Brooks after J. Stevens, 1747. Depicted here is a scene from the Siege of Louisbourg of 1745, a major battle in King George's War...

A depiction of the Siege of Paris in 885-886 CE, by Mirco Paganessi. Courtesy of Medieval Warfare Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.