15th C siege french town taken by english middle ages military blockade city fortress conquering attrition assault. sedere stro
15th C siege french town taken by english middle ages military blockade city fortress conquering attrition assault. sedere strong, static defensive position. attacker encounters fortress surrounding target blocking escape troops provision supplies (a "investment siege engines, artillery bombardment, mining sapping deception or treachery to bypass defenses. Failing a military outcome, sieges can often be decided by starvation, thirst or disease, which can afflict either the attacker or defender. Sieges probably predate the development of cities as large population centers. Ancient cities in the Middle East show archaeological evidence of having had fortified city walls. During the Warring States era of ancient China, there is both textual and archaeological evidence of prolonged sieges and siege machinery used against the defenders of city walls. Siege machinery was also a tradition of the ancient Greco-Roman world. During the Renaissance and the Early Modern period, siege warfare dominated the conduct of war in Europe. Leonardo da Vinci gained as much of his renown from the design of fortifications as from his artwork Medieval campaigns were generally designed around a succession of sieges. In the Napoleonic era, increasing use of ever more powerful cannon reduced the value of fortifications.
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