Scipio built Building a ring of seven fortresses around Numantia itself before beginning Process_start the siege Besieging proper .

Therefore , destroying Destroying the fortresses of Silistria Nikopol , Kutuzov took off Conquering with his main forces to Ruse and Giurgiu .

The city—one of the most important Byzantine fortresses in Thrace—held out for a while despite being attacked Attack with siege engines .

The town was looted Robbery by the Bulgarians who continued Hold their victorious march Conquering through eastern Thrace and captured Conquering many more towns and fortresses .

Polotsk had three fortresses : the central one , nearby Strelec fortress and the walled town of Zapolochie .

In spite of the settlement , Goryeo continued to communicate Communication with Song , having strengthened Cause_change_of_strength its defenses by building Building fortresses in the newly gained Getting northern territories .

With dwindling resources , Mehmed attacked Attack and defeated Conquering the smaller surrounding fortresses of Žabljak Crnojevića , Drisht , and Lezha , left Causation a siege force to starve Bodily_harm Shkodra into surrender Surrendering , and returned Arriving to Constantinople .

The French followed Motion up the capture of Brussels by taking Conquering other key cities and fortresses in the Austrian Netherlands including Mons and Namur .

Following the Battle Hostile_encounter of Raszyn on April 19 , the Polish forces commanded Control by Prince Józef Poniatowski left Warsaw undefended and withdrew Escaping to several fortresses located nearby ( most notably to Modlin Fortress and Serock ) .

German military operations in Belgium were intended to bring Bringing the 1st , 2nd and 3rd armies into positions in Belgium from which they could invade Attack France , which , after the fall Motion_directional of Liège on 7 August , led to Causation sieges Besieging of Belgian fortresses along the Meuse river at Namur and the surrender Surrendering of the last forts ( 16–17 August ) .

German siege Besieging mortars reduced Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale Russian fortresses within days .

Despite the successful retreat Escaping back to Syria , the Persians did keep Temporary_stay Caesarea ( modern Kayseri ) and the key Armenian fortresses of Theodosiopolis ( modern Erzurum ) and Martyropolis .

After the French surrender , the British occupied Control the fort in the capital with all the pomp and ceremony of having captured Conquering one of the great fortresses of Europe , and renamed Name_conferral it Annapolis Royal .