siege

• Gaza is not only injured by war but also by the siege, and lifting this siege is the key for the continuation of steadfastness, the key for the protection of children from death, and the key to the success of these proposals by their maximum and not the minimum limits. —  IMRA Middle East News Updates
• Satisfied, after the failure of the bombardment, that there would be no more serious fighting, and that the interest of the siege was at an end; he took advantage of the arrival of the Antelope in the bay, a few days after the engagement, to return in her to England. —  Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83)
• In his then state of mind the siege was an easy one. —  Blue Lights Hot Work in the Soudan
• At three p.m. the British native troops, followed by General Gaselee and staff, entered the legation, and the siege was at an end The relief and thankfulness felt in Great Britain and throughout the empire at the conclusion of this memorable siege could not be better expressed than in the words telegraphed by Queen Victoria to the officer commanding the marine guard I thank God that you and those under your command are rescued from your perilous situation. —  Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign
• On the next day the siege was abandoned, and on the eighth of May the force which had conducted it withdrew in good order to the north Sidenote: Coronation of Charles In the midst of her triumph Jeanne still remained the pure, tender-hearted peasant girl of the Vosges. —  History of the English People, Volume III (of 8) The Parliament, 1399-1461; The Monarchy 1461-1540

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