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33 matches to Londonderry Siege
Londonderry Siege. 1689. 105 days vs James II forces.
Bloody Sunday. 1887. Police kill 2 Socialists in Trafalgar Square Riot. 1905. Slaughter of petitioners to Winter Palace of Nicholas II leads to Russian Revolution. 1972. 13 killed in Londonderry riot.
Walker, George. 1618-90. Hero of siege of Londonderry, 1688.
Alamo. 1836. 200 Texan rebels die in siege vs Mexican Santa Anna. Crockett. Bowie.
Alma, Battle. 1854 Crimean War. French and British defeat Russians at Sebastapol.
Austro-Turkish War. 1682-99. Siege of Vienna. Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I drives Turks from Hungary.
Boston, Siege. 1775-6. US force British to evacuate.
Calais. British siege 1346. Six burghers offer their lives to save town. Britain controls -1558.
Constantine XI. -1453. Last Byzantine Emperor 1449-. Died during Turkish siege.
Cornwallis, Charles. 1738-1805. British General. Ended American Revolution by surrender at Yorktown.
Fifth Column. 1936. Fascists within besieged Madrid who assisted Franco’s attackers. Term generally applied to subversives since.
Firearms. 1247 used at Siege of Seville.1327 Edward III uses canon vs Scots. 1364 Perugia First handguns. 1640 Flintlock.
Grand Alliance, War of. 1689-97. Spain, Sweden, England, Holy Roman Empire, Netherlands vs French expansionism. Negotiated Peace. King William’s War. Namur. Augsburg League.
Joan of Arc, St. c1412-31. Defeated English at Orléans. Burned by the English as heretic. Rehabilitated 1456.
Leningrad, Siege. 1941-44. By Germans. Unsuccessful. 1M died.
Lycia. Mountain district of Anatolia. 43 conquered by Rome. Xanthos.
Mantua, Siege. 1796-7. Napoleon defeats Austria to rule Italy.
Masada. 66-73. Last Zealot stronghold vs Rome. 2 Year siege.
Namur, Sieges. Belgium. 1692 French capture. 1695 Dutch, English take French. 1914 Germans capture.
Nicias. -413BC. Athenian commander. Syracuse siege.
Orléans, Siege. 1428-9. 8 month English siege ended by Joan of Arc. Turning point of 100 Years War.
Patay, Battle. 1429. French rout British. Charles VII crowned. Orléans. Joan of Arc.
Pavia, Siege. 773-4. Charlemagne defeats Lombards.
Sebastapol, Siege. 1854. 11 mos. Allied Crimean War victory. First trench warfare. Florence Nightingale.
Sennacherib. -681BC. Assyrian king. Besieged Jerusalem 701. Destroyed Babylon 689. Rebuilt Nineveh.