stand a siege
1stand — I. verb (stood; standing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English standan; akin to Old High German stantan, stān to stand, Latin stare, Greek histanai to cause to stand, set, histasthai to stand, be standing Date: before 12th century… …
2Siege of Lal Masjid — Part of the War in North West Pakistan; War on Terror An explosion at Lal Masjid set off by the …
3Siege of Lucknow — Part of Indian Rebellion of 1857 The Relief of Lucknow, by Thomas Jones Barker …
4Siege of Dubrovnik — Part of the Croatian War of Independence …
5Siege of Drogheda — (1649) Part of the Irish Confederate Wars Date 3–11 September 1649 Location Drogheda, eastern Ireland Result …
6Stand — (st[a^]nd), v. t. 1. To endure; to sustain; to bear; as, I can not stand the cold or the heat. [1913 Webster] 2. To resist, without yielding or receding; to withstand. Love stood the siege. Dryden. [1913 Webster] He stood the furious foe. Pope.… …
7Siege of Oviedo — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Siege of Oviedo caption= partof=the Spanish Civil War date=July 19 October 16, 1936 place=Oviedo, Asturias, Spain result=Nationalist victory combatant1=flagicon|Spain|1931 Second Spanish Republic Popular Front… …
8Siege of Fort Erie — Infobox Military Conflict caption= conflict=Siege of Fort Erie partof=the War of 1812 date=August 4 – September 21, 1814 place=Fort Erie, Ontario result=American victory combatant1=Britain combatant2=United States commander1=Gordon Drummond… …
9Siege — A siege is a military blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by attrition and/or assault. The term derives from sedere , Latin for seat or sitting. [ [http://m w.com/dictionary/siege Merriam Webster: siege] ] A siege occurs… …
10Siege tower — A siege tower (or in the Middle Ages a belfry Castle: Stephen Biesty s Cross Sections . Dorling Kindersley Pub (T); 1st American edition (September 1994). ISBN 978 1564584670] ) is a specialized siege engine, constructed to protect assailants and …
