< br > Our lives shall not be sweated from birth until life closes ; < br > Hearts starve as well as bodies ; give us bread , but give us roses !

Excessive Spanish demands for tribute and labour caused Causation a rebellion by the indigenous inhabitants , who attempted to starve out the Spanish .

The French began Process_start the siege with 1,500 men in May 1801 , later reinforced Cause_change_of_strength to more than 5,000 , but could not make an impression on the fortress 's defences , instead seeking Motion to starve the defenders into submission with the support of a squadron of French Navy frigates operating off the coast .

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 .