Примери за besieging

• But principled legislation must be separated from the absolute detritus of paperwork that is besieging our small businesses, hospitals, schools and police stations.

• They have been besieging me all the afternoon.

• The free-for-all has landed us with the unemployment problem which is besieging communities like my own.

• Nearly all of these skills are offensive in nature, besieging the enemy with elemental calamity.

• Though his physically weak and exhausted entourage of 2,000 infantry tried to elude the besieging forces, they were not fast enough to escape safely.

• The garrison had inflicted between 5001000 casualties on the besieging force and numerous more men had been taken prisoner.

• A besieging army must be prepared to repel both sorties from the besieged area and also any attack that may try to relieve the defenders.

• Behind the trenches there were earth banks, and on these wooden walls to protect the besieging soldiers, with strong towers at intervals.

• The besieging army opened fire on the castle, to little effect.

• During a siege, the besieging force would often dig mines under the walls to breach the fortifications of the defenders.

• The besieging force allegedly numbered 60,000 whilst his garrison only had 300 men.

• The campaign culminated in disaster; the besieging force was defeated and destroyed.

• The siege was a complete failure militarily, but several important negotiations took place there among the besieging parties.

• If they did not comply the besieging army would surround the town with temporary fortifications to stop sallies from the stronghold or relief getting in.

• Gage also worked with the newly arrived generals on a plan to break the grip of the besieging forces.