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A picture depicting the failed attempted siege of Damascus in 1148 CE by the knights of the Second Crusade, which ultimately led the city to join hands with Nur ad-Din (sometimes also given as Nur al-Din, 1118 - 1174...

Illustration of the Siege of Calais (1350 CE) during the Hundred Years' War by Marek Szyszko. Courtesy of Medieval Warfare Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.

A depiction of the Siege of Paris in 885-886 CE, by Mirco Paganessi. Courtesy of Medieval Warfare Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.

An eye witness paiting of the Siege of the Bastille, by Claude Cholat, c. 1789. In the Musée Carnavalet.

Illustration of Byzantine ships using Greek Fire against Umayyad invaders during the 717 CE Siege of Constantinople, by Zvonimir Grbasic. Courtesy of Medieval Warfare Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.

Depiction of the Siege of Lyon, August-October 1793 during the Revolt of Lyon. Authour unknown.

Siege of Orléans in 1428 CE from the 15-century CE manuscript Vigiles de Charles VII (c. 1484 CE). Bibliothèque nationale de France, Manuscrit Français 5054, folio 53, recto.

Chart Illustrative of the Siege & Defence of Fort Erie. Campaign of 1814, by the War Department, Office of the Chief of Engineers. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.

GIF map drawn to demonstrate the siege by Etruscan Lars Porsenna against Rome and the battle for the Wooden Bridge, c. 508 BCE.

Siege of Nöteborg (1702), oil on canvas by Alexander Kotzebue. Peter the Great assaults the island fortress of Nöteborg, which he renamed Shlisselburg, recognising it as the "key" to taking Ingria.