A French town besieged by English forces during the Hundred Years' War. A typical 15th Century siege was a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition, or a well-prepared assault. It involved surrounding the target to block the provision of supplies and the reinforcement or escape of troops, coupled with attempts to reduce the fortifications by means of siege engines, artillery bombardment, mining (also known as sapping), or the use of deception or treachery to bypass defenses
A French town besieged by English forces during the Hundred Years' War, waged from 1337 to 1453, by the House of Plantagenet, rulers of the Kingdom of England, against the House of Valois, over the right to rule the Kingdom of France. A typical 15th Century siege was a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition, or a well-prepared assault. It involved surrounding the target to block the provision of supplies and the reinforcement or escape of troops, coupled with attempts to reduce the fortifications by means of siege engines, artillery bombardment, mining (also known as sapping), or the use of deception or treachery to bypass defenses.
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