Sieges Events

1097 Oct 20
to 1098 Jun 28
 Siege Of Antioch
The Siege of Antioch took place during the First Crusade in 1097 and 1098. The first siege, by the crusaders against the Muslim city, lasted from October 21, 1097, to June 2, 1098. The se...
1144 Nov 28
to 1144 Dec 24
 Siege Of Edessa
The Siege of Edessa took place from November 28 to December 24, 1144, resulting in the fall of the capital of the crusader County of Edessa to Zengi, the atabeg of Mosul and Aleppo. Th...
1187 Sep 20
to 1187 Oct 2
 Siege of Jerusalem (1187)
The Siege of Jerusalem took place from September 20 to October 2, 1187. It resulted in the recapture of Jerusalem by Saladin and the near total collapse of the crusader Kingdom of Jerusal...
1189 Aug
to 1191 Jul
Siege Of Acre
The Siege of Acre was the first confrontation of the Third Crusade, lasting from August 28, 1189 until July 12, 1191, and the first time in the history that the King of Jerusalem was comp...
1202 Nov 10
to 1202 Nov 23
 Siege Of Zara
The Siege of Zara (Croatian - Zadar) (November 10-November 23, 1202) was the first major action of the Fourth Crusade. It was the first attack against a Catholic city by Catholic crusader...
1203 Jul 17 Siege of Constantinople (1203)
The Siege of Constantinople (1203) was a Crusader siege of the capital of the Byzantine Empire. To take the city by force, the Crusaders first needed to cross the Bosphorus. About 200 ...
1204 Apr 12 Siege of Constantinople (1204)
The Siege of Constantinople (1204) destroyed parts of the capital of the Byzantine Empire as it was captured by Crusaders. After the capture the Latin Empire was founded and Baldwin of Fl...
1618 Sep 19
to 1618 Nov 21
 Siege of Pilsen
On September 19, 1618, Mansfeld's army reached the outskirts of the city. The defenders blocked two city gates and the third one was reinforced with additional guards. The Protestant army...
1775 Apr 19
to 1776 Mar 17
 Siege of Boston
In the immediate aftermath of the battles of the 19th, the Massachusetts militia, under the loose leadership of William Heath, who was superseded by General Artemas Ward late on the 20th,...
1775 Sep 17
to 1775 Nov 3
 Siege Of Fort St. Jean
The Siege of Fort St. Jean (also called St. John or St. John's) was conducted by American Brigadier General Richard Montgomery on the town and fort of Saint-Jean in the British province o...
1778 Aug 21
to 1778 Oct 19
 Siege Of Pondicherry
The 1778 Siege of Pondicherry was the first military action on the Indian subcontinent following the declaration of war between Great Britain and France in the American War of Independenc...
1778 Sep 7
to 1778 Sep 18
 Siege of Boonesborough
Gunfire was exchanged over the next several days. After the initial flurry of shooting, Boone—who reemerged as the natural leader even though as a captain he was outranked by Major Smith ...
1779 Sep 16
to 1779 Oct 18
 Siege of Savannah
The Siege of Savannah was an encounter of the American Revolutionary War in 1779. The year before, the city of Savannah, Georgia had been captured by a British expeditionary corps under L...
1780 Mar 29
to 1780 May 12
 Siege Of Charleston
The Siege of Charleston was one of the major battles which took place towards the end of the American Revolutionary War, after the British began to shift their strategic focus towards the...
1781 May 22
to 1781 Jun 6
 Siege Of Augusta
The Siege of Augusta began on May 22, 1781 and was conducted by General Andrew Pickens and Colonel Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee against British troops occupying the town of Augusta, Geor...
1781 May 22
to 1781 Jun 19
 Siege Of Ninety-Six
The Siege of Ninety Six was a siege late in the American Revolutionary War. From May 22 to June 18, 1781, Continental Army Major General Nathanael Greene led 1,000 troops in a siege again...
1781 Oct 21
to 1781 Nov 11
 Siege of Negapatam
The Siege of Negapatam was the first offensive military action on the Indian subcontinent following the arrival of news that was had been declared between Great Britain and the Dutch Repu...
1813 May 9 Siege of Fort Meigs
On May 9, 1813, General William Henry Harrison turned back a siege of Fort Meigs by Shawnee military leader Tecumseh and British general Henry A. Proctor. The fort, built under the super...
1846 May 3 The Siege Of Fort Texas Begins
The Siege of Fort Texas began on May 3. Mexican artillery at Matamoros opened fire on Fort Texas, which replied with its own guns. The bombardment continued for 160 hours and expanded as ...
1846 May 9 The Siege Of Fort Texas Ends
The Siege of Fort Texas marked the beginning of active campaigning by the armies of the United States and Mexico during the Mexican-American War. The battle is sometimes called The Siege ...
1846 Sep 22
to 1846 Sep 30
 Siege Of Los Angeles
The "Siege of Los Angeles" was a military occupation by the United States Marines of the Pueblo de Los Angeles during the Mexican-American war. On August 13, 1846, early in the America...
1847 Mar 9
to 1847 Mar 29
 Siege of Veracruz
The Battle of Veracruz was a 20-day siege of the key Mexican seaport of Veracruz, during the Mexican-American War. Lasting from March 9 to March 29, 1847, it began with the first large-sc...
1847 Sep 14
to 1847 Oct 12
 Siege Of Puebla
The Siege of Puebla began the same day Mexico City fell to Winfield Scott and lasted for 28 days when a relief force was able to fight its way into the city and lift the siege. General...
1863 May 18
to 1863 Jul 4
 Confederate Forces Surrender at the Siege of Vicksburg
Description: In May and June of 1863, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s armies converged on Vicksburg, investing the city and entrapping a Confederate army under Lt. Gen. John Pemberton. On Ju...
1914 Sep 17
to 1915 Mar 22
 The Siege and Capture of the Fortress of Przemysl
Russian Army, 100,000 General Selivanoff Austrian Army, 120,000 General Kusmanek The most spectacular victory in the Eastern theater of war during the year 1915 was the Russian ...
1916 Jan 8
to 1916 Apr 29
 Siege of Kut
British Army at Kut-El-Amara Surrenders After 143 Days' Siege Relief Army of 90,000 from India Fails to Unite with Gen. Townshend's Forces British Garrison, 9,000 General Townshend...
1944 Dec 20
to 1944 Dec 27
 Siege of Bastogne
The Siege of Bastogne was an engagement between American and German forces at the Belgian town of Bastogne, as part of the larger Battle of the Bulge. The goal of the German offensive was...