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  • 41Siège de Léningrad — Diorama du siège de Léningrad, figurant au musée de la Grande Guerre patriotique de Moscou Informations générales Date 8 septembre 1941 18 ja …

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  • 42siege — [ sidʒ ] noun count or uncount 1. ) an attack in which an army surrounds a castle or city in order to prevent the people inside from receiving food and water: The troops prepared to withstand a long siege. break a siege (=to cause a siege to end) …

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  • 43Siege — Siege, n. [OE. sege, OF. siege, F. si[ e]ge a seat, a siege; cf. It. seggia, seggio, zedio, a seat, asseggio, assedio, a siege, F. assi[ e]ger to besiege, It. & LL. assediare, L. obsidium a siege, besieging; all ultimately fr. L. sedere to sit.… …

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  • 44Siege gun — Siege Siege, n. [OE. sege, OF. siege, F. si[ e]ge a seat, a siege; cf. It. seggia, seggio, zedio, a seat, asseggio, assedio, a siege, F. assi[ e]ger to besiege, It. & LL. assediare, L. obsidium a siege, besieging; all ultimately fr. L. sedere to… …

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  • 45Siege train — Siege Siege, n. [OE. sege, OF. siege, F. si[ e]ge a seat, a siege; cf. It. seggia, seggio, zedio, a seat, asseggio, assedio, a siege, F. assi[ e]ger to besiege, It. & LL. assediare, L. obsidium a siege, besieging; all ultimately fr. L. sedere to… …

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  • 46Siege of Boston — The Siege of Boston (April 19, 1775 ndash; March 17, 1776) was the opening phase of the American Revolutionary War, in which New England militiamen that later became part of the Continental Army surrounded the city of Boston, Massachusetts, to… …

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  • 47Siege of Osaka — Part of the early Edo period Illustration from François Caron s book: The Burning of Osaka Castle …

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  • 48Siege d'Antioche — Siège d Antioche  Pour l’article homonyme, voir Siège d Antioche (homonymie).  Siège d Antioche Informations générales Date …

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  • 49Siege of Beirut — The Siege of Beirut took place in the summer of 1982, as a result of the breakdown of the cease fire effected by the United Nations. It ended with the PLO being forced out of Lebanon, and Israel immediately giving back nearly all the territory… …

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  • 50Siege of Drogheda — (1649) Part of the Irish Confederate Wars Date 3–11 September 1649 Location Drogheda, eastern Ireland Result …

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