a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy

a siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836; Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico

a siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying the city and then burned it; 1864

the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945

the French military base fell after a siege by Vietnam troops that lasted 56 days; ended the involvement of France in Indochina in 1954

the British residents of Lucknow were besieged by Indian insurgents during the Indian Mutiny (1857)

the military forces of a nation

a siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836; Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico

a siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying the city and then burned it; 1864

the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945

the French military base fell after a siege by Vietnam troops that lasted 56 days; ended the involvement of France in Indochina in 1954

the British residents of Lucknow were besieged by Indian insurgents during the Indian Mutiny (1857)

the military forces of a nation