Meanings of besiege force in English

Several runners were sent out, but failed to break through the besieging forces.

Hardly an officer or soldier among the besieging forces knew what it was to sleep.

The hemp warehouses in Lexington were drawn upon to construct movable breast-works for the besieging force.

Graudenz had not surrendered to the besieging forces.

Not only had the Capitan Pasha brought temporary assistance, in men and food, to the besieging force.

If the record of the besieged force was great, that of the relieving army was no less so.

Hence Tiberius, though supposed to be besieging them, was himself placed in the position of a besieged force.

His geniality was that of the commander of an overwhelming besieging force who could afford to be generous.

On June 17 the British made their last sortie, and attacked and defeated the besieging forces at Bunker Hill.

The sight of the walls, which were not favourable to a besieging force, deterred the Carthaginian from storming the city.

The surrender liberated the besieging force for operations elsewhere, and the Russians began a serious effort to surmount the Carpathian rampart.

Presently they met a portion of the garrison who, finding the besieging force moving away, came out to see the reason.

Word came to Jerusalem, and it reached the besieging forces, that a vast army of Egyptians was on the march northward.

Out of this frozen citadel a strong band of well-armed and skilful musketeers sallied forth upon skates as the besieging force advanced.

With the Carabineers in our front, the march was continued, the white tents of the besieging force appearing in sight about eight o'clock.

The Cossack leaders, having driven away the besieged forces with their artillery, entered the town, but they could not discover this precious idol.