When the Persians besieged Kandahar, Nur Jahan was at the helm of affairs.

When Philip besieged Aumale in Normandy, Richard grew tired of waiting and seized the manor, although the act was opposed by the Church.

When King Gustav Vasa finally besieged and conquered the city three years later, an event which ended the Kalmar Union and the Swedish Middle Ages, he noted every second building in the city was abandoned.

When informed of the ominous situation at Chattanooga, Grant relieved Maj. Gen. Rosecrans from duty and placed Maj. Gen. Thomas in charge of the besieged Army of the Cumberland.

When the Carthaginians learned of this they abandoned negotiations and the city was immediately besieged, beginning the Third Punic War.

When King Stephen besieged Newbury Castle in 1152, according to William's biographer, he used the young William as a hostage to ensure that John kept his promise to surrender the castle.

When Andries Bicker and Cornelis de Graeff, the great regents of the city of Amsterdam refused some mayors he appointed, he besieged Amsterdam.

When Hygelac's ( aka Chlochaicus ) brother Hæthcyn was fighting with the Swedes, Hygelac ( aka Chlochilaicus ) arrived one day too late at Hrefneshold to save his brother Herebeald, but managed to rescue the surviving Geatish warriors, who were besieged by the Swedish king Ongentheow had three sons named

When the Ostrogoths conquered Rimini in 493, Odoacer, besieged in Ravenna, had to capitulate.

When Antigonus Gonatas, the son of the latter, besieged and captured Athens ( 261 ), Philochorus was put to death for having supported Ptolemy II Philadelphus of Egypt, who had encouraged the Athenians in their resistance to Macedonia.

When the enemy besieged Rome, Camillus slew most invaders at the Marcian heights, setting fire to their palisades during the windy hours of dawn.

When Yuri refused to surrender the Mongols besieged Ryazan.

When the Turks besieged Vienna in the spring of 1683 Louis XIV did nothing to help the defenders.

When its caliph al-Mustasim refused to submit to the Mongols, Baghdad was besieged and captured by the Mongols in 1258, an event considered as one of the most catastrophic events in the history of Islam, and sometimes compared to the rupture of the Kaaba.

When Ma Chao heard that Liu Bei had besieged Liu Zhang in Chengdu, he killed Yang Bai to prove his loyalty and sent a secret letter to Liu Bei, requesting to join him.

When Guan Yu was later besieged by Cao Cao's army in Xiapi, it was Zhang Liao who persuaded him to surrender.

When Ambiorix and the Eburones rebelled in 53 BC, the remaining Nervii joined the uprising and besieged Quintus Tullius Cicero – brother of the orator – and his legion in their winter camp until they were relieved by Caesar in person.

When the play opened, the theatre was besieged by almost 2, 000 protesters, furious at what they considered blasphemy.

When they besieged the city of Sempach, troops from Zurich, Lucerne and the Forest Cantons marched out and defeated the Austrians at the Battle of Sempach.

When a coastal cities or fortresses were besieged from the landward side, the besiegers would often blockade the seaward side as well.

When John III of Nicaea besieged Constantinople in 1236, Geoffrey II came to the aid of the Latin Empire with 100 knights, 800 archers and 6 vessels.

When food and supplies at the hospital begun to dwindle, a large convoy carrying doctors and supplies set out for the besieged hospital.

When the city of Fan ( a district of present day Xiangfan, Hubei ) was besieged by Guan Yu and the first relief force led by Yu Jin was vanquished by a natural disaster, Xu was sent with a second relief force to help protect the city.

When Cao Cao heard that Yan Province had fallen into Lü Bu's hands, he turned back and besieged Lü Bu at Puyang.

When it fell to the British Raj, the fort was dismantled on the orders of Lord William Bentinck and was converted into a sanatorium for the British troops stationed at the garrison town of Nasirabad.

When the southern provinces of the newly formed kingdom seceded in 1830 ( Belgian Revolution ), the Dutch garrison in Maastricht remained loyal to the Dutch king, William I of the Netherlands, even when most of the inhabitants of the town and the surrounding area sided with the Belgian revolutionaries.

When the commander of the garrison Hermann Kusmanek finally surrendered, his troops were eating their horses and the first attempt of large-scale air supply had failed.

When they finally made it to Sardinia, the Romans were aware of their intentions and had reinforced the unpopular garrison under Titus Manlius Torquatus to 20, 000 infantry and 1, 200 cavalry.

When the Roman garrison of Britain was withdrawn in 410, the various British states were left self-governing.

When the latter adamantly refused the Queen admittance, fighting broke out outside the castle between Isabella's guards and the garrison, marking the beginning of the Despenser War.

When the Jacobites retreated across the border to Scotland they left a garrison of 400 in Carlisle Castle.

When the Spartan garrison of Athens, supported by Athenian cavalry, was sent out to oppose him, Thrasybulus led his force, now 700 strong, in a surprise daybreak raid on their camp, killing 120 Spartans and putting the rest to flight.

When it reached Datong on August 18, reports from garrison commanders persuaded Wang Zhen that a campaign into the steppe would be too dangerous.

When it was made clear that he would not be allowed to go free, Grange resolved to continue the resistance, but the garrison threatened to mutiny.

When Jackson reached Pensacola on May 23, the governor and the 175-man Spanish garrison retreated to Fort Barrancas, leaving the city of Pensacola to Jackson.

When he surprised the British garrison at Stony Point on July 15, 1779, he acquired the nickname “ Mad ” Anthony.

When Theramenes again objected that this number was still too small, the leaders arranged for a military review to be staged after which the citizens were ordered to pile their arms ; with the help of the Spartan garrison, the oligarchs then confiscated all arms except those belonging to the 3, 000.

When the Confederates reduced their garrison at Port Hudson, Louisiana, on the Mississippi, he invested that place in May 1863.

When Alivardi Khan died in April 1756 the British traders and small garrison at Kasimbazar were left vulnerable.

When the garrison was reinforced by 2, 000 men Chanda Sahib sent from Trichinopoly it reoccupied the town on 15 September.

When Piernas and his garrison left Louisiana in July 1769, they were the last Spanish forces to leave the territory.

When the 1st Canadian Army approached at the end of August, the garrison withdrew, not desiring to enter into battle for the port.

When the Hōjō garrison at Rokuhara was destroyed in 1333, he immediately stepped in and installed there his office ( bugyōsho ).

When Albuquerque returned two years later, he found the garrison was no longer in Portuguese possession.

When War with Japan was over, he was named as pacification director of Zhengzhou garrison, controlling first and fifth war zones.

When the garrison was surrendered on July 4, Pettus was again captured, and would be a prisoner until his exchange on September 12.

When Arnold, whose men now dominated the garrison, asserted his authority, Easton insulted Arnold, who responded by challenging Easton to a duel.

When the garrison began clearing away the dunes, the papers objected.