Then they took the castle by total surprise .

The Lanercost Chronicle records Recording that `` all that beautiful castle the Scots pulled Motion down to the ground , like the other castles that they had succeeded in capturing Conquering , lest the English should ever again rule Control the land by holding Hold the castles . ''

He landed Motion his troops , who recaptured Conquering the town , leaving Departing the Angevins holed Motion up in the castle .

The of 1567 was the final battle in Oda Nobunaga 's campaign to defeat the Saitō clan in their mountaintop castle and conquer Mino Province , Japan .

Nobunaga had the former Saitō castle repaired Recovering and renamed Name_conferral it Gifu Castle , a firm base from which to expand north into the Hokuriku region and to make his drive toward Kyoto .

In the years leading to the battle , he negotiated Communication for the support of local warlords , which ensured Coming_to_believe a ready-made army by the time of the attack , and built Building a castle on the edge of the enemy 's territory to serve as a staging point for the attack .

In addition to these preparations , Tōkichirō devised Creating and led a bold plan , something of a commando raid , to break into the castle and open the gates for the attacking army .

The stocks of food in Gibraltar were heavily depleted Expend_resource at the time due to the thievery of the town 's governor , Vasco Perez de Meira , who had looted Robbery the money that was meant to have been spent Expend_resource on food for the garrison and to pay Commerce_pay for the upkeep of the castle and fortifications .

Many ladders were knocked down and the siege tower got stuck in mud on the banks of the River Eden which surrounded Surrounding all of the castle that was not enclosed Placing within the city walls ( the course of the river was changed Change at some point in the 19th century ) .

An English force under Hewson and Reynolds had surrounded Besieging the formidable castle of Tecroghan .

The castle was defended Defending by a force led Bringing by Sir Robert Talbot and Lady Fitzgerald and contained Preserving a considerable number of cannon .

A contingent under William survived taking refuge Escaping in the castle of Monreale , in the near village of Sardara .

According to Jan Długosz , forces of the khan besieged Besieging both the city , and the castle .

They were under orders Request that , if the city were to be attacked Attack , they should kill Killing all burghers of Swedish origin , burn Destroying the city and castle , retreat Escaping and regroup Cause_to_amalgamate in Visby , Gotland .

After a lengthy siege Besieging , and several successful sallies by the defenders , the castle eventually fell and was destroyed Destroying .

Gamō Ujisato and Tsutsui Junkei commanded Control Nobunaga 's forces , Gamō attacking Attack the castle 's neighboring towns near modern-day Ueno , Mie prefecture while Tsutsui approached Arriving from the west .

The defenders threw Body_movement rocks and even trees , and fired Use_firearm muskets from the castle .

After nineteen days of bombarding Attack the castle walls , the Ottomans launched Motion five successive general attacks Attack which all ended Process_end in victory for the besieged Besieging .

The first obstacle to Gouvion Saint-Cyr 's mission was the haven of Rosas defended Defending by a large citadel with sea approaches defended Defending by a headland castle .

although assisted Assistance by a bombardment of the french lines by several british warships commanded by captain robert hallowell , and a strong defence of the castle by catalan regulars and militia with men of the 38-gun frigate commanded by thomas cochrane , the garrison was unable to prevent Preventing_or_letting the advance of the franco-italian siege lines tightening Cause_change_of_strength its grip around the citadel .

The defenders eventually capitulated Surrendering , the soldiers and civilians inside the citadel being taken Conquering into captivity in Figueres and the local defenders of the castle being taken Conquering by the British to join Vives ' Spanish forces in the marshes to the south .

The Maniots then sacked the Ottoman castle of Passavas on Easter Sunday .

In January 1902 , Ibn Saud and his men returned Arriving to Riyadh and successfully assaulted Attack the castle .

Chodkiewicz 's army consisted Cause_to_be_included of two ships obtained Getting in Pärnu , filled Filling with Samogitians infantry and armed Giving with cannons brought in Bringing from Pärnu castle .

When Mary , Queen of Scots visited Traveling Inverness on 9 September 1562 the gates of the castle were shut in her face by Alexander Gordon upon the orders Arranging of George Gordon , 4th Earl of Huntly , who was chief of Clan Gordon and Sheriff of the county .

The castle was subsequently besieged Besieging by supporters of the Queen .

The siege lasted for three days and when the castle fell Motion_directional , Alexander Gordon was hanged for treason .

His head was displayed on the castle .

When the queen found Know herself sufficiently strong , she laid Placing siege to the castle , which having neither a sufficient garrison , not being properly fortified Cause_change_of_strength for sustaining an attack , surrendered Surrendering , when the commanders were executed , and the men dismissed .

Following the Shimazu defeat Conquering at Sendaigawa , the Shimazu then retreated Escaping to their home castle of Kagoshima .

The castle changed Change hands several times between English and Scottish control during the Wars of Scottish Independence ( 1296–1357 ) .

In 1299 , the castle was in English hands , when the constable , John Sampson , was besieged Besieging by the Scots .

In 1337 , a siege by Sir Andrew Murray failed Earnings_and_losses to retake Conquering the castle .

Between 1571 and 1585 , the castle was besieged Besieging three times by Scots factions during the reign of James VI .

In 1651 , Oliver Cromwell captured Conquering the castle during his invasion of Scotland .

The final siege took place Process_start in 1746 , when Charles Edward Stuart besieged Besieging the castle during the final Jacobite rising .

Some Cossacks managed Hold to flee to the nearby castle , where their fought Hostile_encounter until February 23 .