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Map depicting the Siege of Savannah, 16 September to 20 October 1779. Illustration from page 171 of the book British Battles on Land and Sea Vol. 2, by James Grant, London, 1873.

Australian troops at the Siege of Tobruk (Apr-Dec 1941) in the Western Desert Campaigns in North Africa during the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)

A photograph showing the aftermath of the Siege of Tobruk (1941) in the Western Desert Campaigns in North Africa during the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)

A still shot from the MGM-United Artists film Khartoum (1966) showing the siege of Khartoum in 1884-5 during the Mahdist War (1881-99)

A 19th-century painting of a castle siege during the Early-modern period. Painted by Christian Sell (1831-83).

A 1623 tapestry showing the siege of Protestant-held La Rochelle in 1573 during the French Wars of Religion (1562-1598).

German artillery at the Siege of Tobruk (1941-2) in the Western Desert Campaigns in North Africa during the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)

A mid-19th-century illustration showing the siege of Multan by the British East India Company during the Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-9) against the Sikh Empire.

At the dawn of the French Wars of Religion (1562-1598), Montpellier in southern France had a significant Protestant minority that controlled the city's institutions. The Edict of Nantes in 1598 ended the wars...

The Homestead Act was a policy enacted by the United States government on 20 May 1862 to encourage westward expansion. Passed during the American Civil War (1861-1865), the act offered 160 acres (65 ha) of...