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Sennacherib
Sennacherib (r. 705-681 BCE) was the second king of the Sargonid Dynasty of Assyria (founded by his father Sargon II, r. 722-705 BCE). He is one of the most famous Assyrian kings owing to the part he plays in narratives in the biblical Old...
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Storming of Redoubt 10 During the Siege of Yorktown
The Americans storm the British position at redoubt 10 during the Siege of Yorktown (28 September to 19 October 1781). By Eugène Lami, 1840.
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Siege Warfare
An artist's rendition of what a siege attack may have looked like in the ancient world.
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Assyrian Siege
This Assyrian relief from the North-West Palace in Kalhu (c. 865-860 BCE) shows King Ashurnasirpal advancing on an enemy city, protected by a shield-bearer. Ahead is a wheeled siege engine, which carries more archers and contains a lever-operated...
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Australian Troops, Siege of Tobruk
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)
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Map of the Siege of Savannah
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.
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Siege of Charleston
Siege of Charleston, South Carolina (29 March to 12 May 1780) during the American Revolutionary War, painting by Alonzo Chappel, 1862.
Brown University, Providence.
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17th-Century Siege Artillery Tactics
An early 17th-century illustration by Johann Jacob von Wallhausen showing the tactics of batteries of siege artillery to fire upon a specific point in the defensive fortifications.
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Castle Siege by Christian Sell
A 19th-century painting of a castle siege during the Early-modern period. Painted by Christian Sell (1831-83).
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The Siege of La Rochelle, 1573
A 1623 tapestry showing the siege of Protestant-held La Rochelle in 1573 during the French Wars of Religion (1562-1598).
