Siege: Did you mean...?

A recreation of the Siege of Nineveh (c. 612 BCE) by Vilius Petrauskas. Courtesy of Ancient History Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.

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.

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

Siege of Toulon, 1793. Painting by Jean-Antoine-Siméon Fort.

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

The failed British night assault of 14 August 1814 was the climactic moment of the Siege of Fort Erie, during the War of 1812. Though the Americans prevailed, they were ultimately forced to abandon the fort and retreat from Canadian soil...

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

Siege of Toulon, 30 November 1793. By Sigismond Himely, 1839. Palace of Versailles.

US soldiers fighting off Native American warriors at the Siege of Fort Meigs (28 April to 9 May 1813) during the War of 1812. Lithograph published by D.W. Kellogg & Co., 1845. Brown University Library.

Siege of Nöteborg (1702), oil on canvas by Alexander Kotzebue. Peter the Great (1682-1721) assaults the island fortress of Nöteborg, which he renamed Shlisselburg, recognising it as the "key" to taking Ingria.