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The Siege of Constantinople
Image by Dirk D.

The Siege of Constantinople

A fresco depicting the siege of Constantinople in the 7th century CE, although the presence of canons clearly indicate it is based on the final and fatal siege of the city in 1453 CE. From the Church of Moldovita, Romania.
Babylonian City under Assyrian Siege
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Babylonian City under Assyrian Siege

Assyrian relief showing a siege, from the Central Palace at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Mesopotamia, Iraq. Date palms indicate that the city, most of which was on an adjacent slab, was probably Babylonia. The Assyrians have built a siege ramp...
Siege of Lille, 1792
Image by Louis Joseph Watteau

Siege of Lille, 1792

Depiction of the Siege of Lille from 24 September to 8 October 1792 by the Austrian army during the War of the First Coalition. The siege was lifted at the approach of French General Dumouriez's Army of the North, and the Austrians retreated...
Siege of Dunkirk and Battle of Hondschoote, August-September 1793
Image by George Stanford

Siege of Dunkirk and Battle of Hondschoote, August-September 1793

Map depicting the Siege of Dunkirk and Battle of Hondschoote, between an Anglo-Hanoverian force commanded by the Duke of York and Marshal Freytag, and an army of the French Republic led by Jean-Nicolas Houchard and Jean-Baptiste Jourdan...
Siege of Atlanta
Image by Thure de Thulstrup

Siege of Atlanta

Siege of Atlanta, lithographic print by L. Prang & Co. from a work of Thure de Thulstrup, c. 1888. Depicted here is Major General William Tecumseh Sherman observing the field at the siege of Atlanta, part of the Atlanta Campaign in the American...
Provincial Troops at the Siege of Louisbourg, 1745
Image by Domenick d’Andrea & Rick Reeves

Provincial Troops at the Siege of Louisbourg, 1745

The Siege of Louisbourg, painting by Domenick d’Andrea and Rick Reeves. Depicted here are New England provincial soldiers at the 1745 Siege of Louisbourg during King George's War (1744-1748). National Guard Bureau, Historical Services Branch...
Siege of Maastricht, 1793
Image by Jacobus Buys

Siege of Maastricht, 1793

Siege of Maastricht by a French Republican army under General Miranda, February-March 1793 during the War of the First Coalition. The siege was abandoned at the approach of an Austrian army, leading to the Battle of Neerwinden on 18 March...
The Capture of Jerusalem, 1099 CE
Article by Mark Cartwright

The Capture of Jerusalem, 1099 CE

The capture of Jerusalem from Muslim control was the primary goal of the First Crusade (1095-1102 CE), a combined military campaign organised by western rulers, the Pope, and the Byzantine Empire. After a brief siege, the city was captured...
Henry Clinton
Definition by Harrison W. Mark

Henry Clinton

Sir Henry Clinton (l. c. 1730-1795) was a British military officer who served as commander-in-chief of the British Army in the later stages of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Having arrived in Boston in May 1775, he served in...
Viking Raids on Paris
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Viking Raids on Paris

Throughout the 9th century CE, Viking raids on the region of Francia (roughly modern-day France) increased in frequency, destabilizing the region, and terrorizing the populace. The raids seem to have been inspired by the death of the Holy...
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