The castle was the subject of the six-month long Siege of Kenilworth in 1266, believed to be the longest siege in English history, and formed a base for Lancastrian operations in the War of the Roses.

The Siege of Kenilworth Castle in 1266 was " probably the longest in English history " according to historian Norman Pounds, and at the time was also the largest siege to have occurred in England in terms of the number of soldiers involved.

Siege towers also became more elaborate during the medieval period ; at the Siege of Kenilworth Castle in 1266, for example, 200 archers and 11 catapults operated from a single tower.

* Louisa Stanhope-The Siege of Kenilworth

The impasse culminated in the six-month Siege of Kenilworth at which the King prevailed.

Chinese and Korean troops assault the Japanese forces of Hideyoshi in the Siege of Ulsan Castle during the Imjin War ( 1592 – 1598 ).

Little is known for certain of his early life, though he spent some time in Ireland, in Killua Castle, Clonmellon, County Westmeath, taking part in the suppression of rebellions and participating in the Siege of Smerwick.

Warfare imagery: the Siege of the Castle of Love on an ivory mirror-back, possibly Paris, ca.

Edinburgh Castle as it may have looked before the Lang Siege of 1573, with David's Tower and the Palace block, centre and left

The Siege of Caerlaverock in the XXVIII Edward I ( A. D. MCCC ) with the Arms of the Earls, Barons & Knights who were Present on the Occasion with a Translation, a History of the Castle and Memoirs of the Personages Commemorated by the Poet.

It was known for much of its history as being a defence town ( Main article: Siege of Cahir Castle ).

* Goodall, John, " Dover Castle and the Great Siege of 1216 ", Chateau Gaillard v. 19 ( 2000 ) ( the online version lacks the diagrams of the print version )

Noda Castle, at which Takeda Shingen was wounded at the Siege of Noda was also located within the borders of Shinshiro.

However, for Takeda Shingen, there would be no following attack on Hamamatsu, as he would be fatally wounded in January 1573 at the Siege of Noda Castle.

During this Siege of Noda Castle, Takeda Shingen was wounded by a sniper's bullet, possibly fatally as he died only a few weeks later.

The Siege of Terabe Castle took place in 1558 in feudal Japan.

The Siege of Terabe Castle was his first battle.

The Siege of Osaka Castle, 17th century.

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Reputedly, Oliver Cromwell stayed in Rathfarnham Castle on his way south to the Siege of Wexford.

Siege of Carrigafoyle Castle | Carrigafoyle Castle, a Geraldine stronghold during the Second Desmond Rebellion, captured by the English in 1580

King Jogaila allowed the translation of his mortal remains to Malbork Castle before he began the Siege of Marienburg.

Military units are created at certain structures: the Barracks, Stable / Auto Plant, Siege Factory / Factory, Dock / Shipyard / Anchorage, Airbase, Missile silo, and Fort / Castle / Fortress / Redoubt.

The Castle Perilous series revolves around Castle Perilous ( the name is drawn from the Siege Perilous of Arthurian fable ), whose lord is Incarnadine, a sorcerer.

* Thomas Patten from Dooega died fighting Francisco Franco's fascist forces during the Siege of Madrid in December 1936.

Clockwise from top left: The central street of Dubrovnik, the Stradun ( street ) | Stradun, in ruins during the Siege of Dubrovnik ; the damaged Vukovar water tower, a symbol of the early conflict, flying the Flag of Croatia | Croatian tricolour ; soldiers of the Croatian Army getting ready to destroy a Republic of Serbian Krajina | Serbian tank ; the Vukovar Memorial Cemetery ; a Serbian T-55 tank destroyed on the road to Drniš

A similar story is reported by Flavius Josephus during the siege of Jerusalem by Rome in 70 AD ( see Mary of Bethezuba ), and the population of Numantia during the Roman Siege of Numantia in the 2nd century BC was reduced to cannibalism and suicide.

Reports of cannibalism were also recorded during the First Crusade, as Crusaders were alleged to have fed on the bodies of their dead opponents following the Siege of Ma ' arrat al-Numan.

For example, during the 872-day Siege of Leningrad, reports of cannibalism began to appear in the winter of 1941 – 1942, after all birds, rats and pets were eaten by survivors.

Clausewitz served in the Rhine Campaigns ( 1793 – 1794 ) including the Siege of Mainz, when the Prussian army invaded France during the French Revolution, and served in the Napoleonic Wars from 1806 to 1815.

Siege of Constantine ( 1836 ) during the French conquest of Algeria.

Fanny came from a notably Loyalist background ( including Crean Brush, notorious for acts during the Siege of Boston, from whom she inherited land in Vermont ), but they were both smitten, and the marriage was a happy one.

However, Eugene's military career suffered a temporary setback in 1688 when, on 6 September, the Prince suffered a severe wound to his knee by a musket ball during the Siege of Belgrade.

Albert's conduct in these engagements won for him the complete confidence of the army, and during the Siege of Paris his troops formed the north-east section of the investing force.

* 1871 – The victorious Prussian Army parades though Paris, France after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.

He was one of the Spanish soldiers involved in the Siege of Baler together with Major Rafael Alonso Mederos, who died of beri-beri during the siege.

As in the early years of the British period, during the Siege the British Government considered to exchange Gibraltar for some Spanish possession.

Their migration to Gibraltar started since the beginning of the common British rule in 1713, thanks to the links between both British possessions during the 18th century, first looking for work in several trades, especially when Gibraltar needed to be rebuilt after the 1783 Grand Siege.

The shipwrecked Ottoman Admiral Seydi Ali Reis is known to have introduced the earliest type of Matchlock which were utilized against the Portuguese during the Siege of Diu ( 1531 ).

Akbar is personally known to have shot a leading Rajput commaneder during the Siege of Chittorgarh.

Ogé and Jean-Baptiste Chavennes, a veteran of the Siege of Savannah during the American Revolution, attempted to attack Cap-Français.

The northern fortress of Eger was famously defended in the autumn of 1552 during the 39 day Siege of Eger against the combined force of two Ottoman armies numbering circa 120, 000 men and 16 ultra-heavy siege guns.

The supposed Holy Spear was unearthed from the floor of a Church during the Siege of Antioch ( 1098 ) by crusaders on the First Crusade, found by a poor and otherwise unknown monk named Peter Bartholomew.

* 1863 – Second Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson during the American Civil War.

* 1740 – A combined force Spanish, free blacks and allied Indians defeat a British garrison at the Siege of Fort Mose near St. Augustine during the War of Jenkins ' Ear.

* 1740 – Georgia provincial governor James Oglethorpe begins an unsuccessful attempt to take Spanish Florida during the Siege of St. Augustine.

In 1788 Reynolds painted the portrait of Lord Heathfield, who became a national hero for his successful defence of Gibraltar during its Great Siege from 1779 to 1783 against the combined forces of France and Spain.

* 1565 – Turgut Reis ( Dragut ), commander of the Ottoman navy, dies during the Siege of Malta.