The Mongols had a sophisticated knowledge of siege craft and support equipment. In one unnamed assault, they used 4,000 scaling ladders and 4,000 siege engines. Some of these were able to catapult pots of burning naphrha over the walls of a besieged city.
It was an outstanding success of Grant's strategy.
because it is
Many of the Mongols converted to Islam. They intermarried with the local people. Over time, the Mongols rebuilt the cities they destroyed during the invasion. In order to capture Baghdad, the Mongols laid a brutal siege upon the city in 1258. Additionally, the Mongols as a political force were expelled from Baghdad in 1341. The Mongols as an ethnic group were never a large population, this meant that after the fall of the Mongol political unit that they were quickly overcome by intermarriage and disappeared ethnically after the mid-1400s.
Northern success in the Siege of Vicksburg was important because the Union had a plan called the anaconda plan. The anaconda plan is when the Union planned to cut the Confederacy in half. By doing this, the Confederacy would not have any way to obtain (get) supplies (food, clothes, weaponry, etc.) When the siege of Vicksburg was a success, the Union was able to carry out the anaconda plan since the Mississippi River is in Vicksburg, and by taking over the Mississippi River, that split the Confederacy into two.
easy example "the siege is going very well to plan don't you think sarge"
By ending the siege, he gave the enemy a temporary respite.
Union General Butler's failed offensive in Virginia added damaged public morale in the North. This was amplified by the fact that Grant's decision to place Petersburg under siege added to the problem. Militarily, a siege is considered a successful strategy as a result of an offensive victory in battle. Grant's heavy casualties and lack of success against Lee left the Union's public with no tangible evidence of success. Grant's reputation was damaged by his operations in Virginia that forced him into the siege of Petersburg.
Its a siege. An example would be the German siege of Stalingrad during World War II.
Allusion
The natives held the fort under siege until the creek could be diverted. The Bluecoats would lay seige while wearing serge. The Trojans' success at holding off the seige of the Greeks forced them to retreat and offer a giant horse as a parting gift. As a verb: The villagers plotted to siege the palace and take the king prisoner. As a noun: This siege of callers is not allowing me to finish my work.
Under Siege is a 1992 action film. The film was directed by Andrew Davis and starred Steven Seagal, Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey. The film was both a critical and commercial success, earning upwards of $150 million at the box office.
a siege