Pondicherry 's defenses were strong , but the garrison was too small to effectively man the walls , and although a French frigate squadron was stationed Placing at the distant Île de France , it was unable to effectively protect Defending the French Indian coast .

The siege began Process_start with knights , infantry , and siege Besieging engines and included Cause_to_be_included the plundering of the environs of the city and assaults on its walls .

It subsequently relates how for several days he plundered Robbery the countryside around Bayonne before assaulting Attack the city 's walls with siege Besieging engines brought Bringing from Aragon .

For two weeks , Imperial and French artillery bombarded Attack the city , successfully breaching Committing_crime the walls ; but the attacking Attack troops were driven Motion back by determined Deciding Venetian resistance when they attempted to enter .

An assault by 7,500 Landsknechts in the Codalunga sector of the walls ( the one that was most bombarded Attack during the siege ) was repulsed Defending by mercenary commander Citolo da Perugia , whose mines killed Killing 300 attackers and injured Bodily_harm 400 others .

However , they were not able to break Destroying into the town , lacking advanced siegecraft , and could only prevent Preventing_or_letting Julian from venturing Risk outside the walls .

Mosquito bombers succeeded in breaching the walls and buildings of the prison , as well as destroying Destroying guards ' barracks .

Crown Prince Fusu and General Meng Tian were stationed Placing at a garrison in Suide and soon began Process_start with the construction of the walled defenses Defending , which would be connected Connect with the old walls from the Qin , Yan , and Zhao states .

The Qin walls ran from Liaodong to Lintao , thus enclosing the conquered Conquering Ordos region .

The fire was caused Causation by pyrotechnics set off Placing by the tour manager of the evening 's headlining band , Great White , which ignited Causation flammable acoustic foam in the walls and ceilings surrounding Surrounding the stage .

The earls of York could have hidden Hiding_objects behind the walls of their city but instead they met Come_together the Viking army across a river .

since ancient times , cities had used Using ramparts and city walls to protect Preventing_or_letting themselves from invaders Attack , and constantinople 's substantial fortifications had been a model followed by cities throughout the mediterranean region and europe .

On 22 February they entered Arriving Inverness , where they expelled Removing the garrison of Inverness Castle and afterwards demolished Destroying the walls and fortifications .

Around 30 requests Request for help Assistance were made Action to the SES , mainly due Causation to cracked Destroying walls and ceilings , and a number of local businesses lost Earnings_and_losses some stock .

The Basque attack Attack was a retaliation for Charlemagne 's destruction Destroying of the city walls of their capital , Pamplona .

The primary focus was on the central fortress : first with artillery , which failed Earnings_and_losses because it only punctured the wooden walls , then with cannons , and eventually with fire .

The violence Violence in the city lasted from 9 October 1740 until 22 October , with minor skirmishes Hostile_encounter outside the walls continuing late into November that year .

Outside the city walls , clashes Hostile_encounter continued between Dutch troops and rioting sugar mill workers .

During the Siege of Gaza , Alexander succeeded in reaching the walls by utilizing Using the engines he had employed Employment against Tyre .

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 ) .

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 .

After the French made two breaches in the walls of Brussels , the Austrian defenders were compelled Convincing to surrender Surrendering on 22 February in a siege that lasted just three weeks .

The rioting Violence erupted Process_start at the end Process_end of an Apprentice Boys parade Motion which was passing Motion_directional along the city walls , past the Catholic Bogside .

After 40 days of freedom within the camp walls , intermittent negotiation Communication , and mutual preparation for violent conflict Hostile_encounter , the uprising Change_of_leadership was suppressed Hindering by Soviet armed forces with tanks and guns on the morning of 26 June .

Protesters in Tunis , Tunisia , climbed Self_motion the U.S. embassy walls and set trees on fire .

The fire quickly spread Dispersal to the walls and damaged Damaging the building 's electrical wiring , causing the lights to fail .

The sergeant was killed Killing by one of his officers , but his action allowed Preventing_or_letting the Republicans to breach Damaging the walls .

There were several causes for the war Military_operation including the building of the Athenian long walls , Megara 's defection and the envy and concern felt by Sparta at the growth of the Athenian Empire .

The plant 's operator has since built Building new walls along the coast and also created Creating a 1.5-kilometer-long `` ice wall '' of frozen earth to stop the flow of contaminated water .

In an interview , Michael Jackson told Telling `` Soul '' Magazine about the tour , `` In San Francisco and Los Angeles , it looked Change_sentiment like the walls were falling Motion_directional the way hundreds of them , the girls , came at the stage all together ; but we have to practice Practice getting away too , so we 're ready GetReady to drop Motion_directional everything and run .

As Mexican soldiers scaled Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the walls , most of the Texian fighters withdrew Escaping into interior buildings Building .

The plan was for separate forces Causation led by Montgomery and Arnold to converge Come_together in the lower city before scaling the walls protecting the upper city .

After several hours , Trillanes and Lim surrendered Surrendering to government forces after a military armored Use_firearm personnel carrier barged Self_motion into the glass door of the hotel lobby and the hotel walls and windows sustained weapons damage .

This was not the first time the Persians drew Motion up their armies at the walls of Constantinople , but this time the invasion Hostile_encounter was more widespread .

Electrified cage walls , cacti , tables , light tubes , glass , thumbtacks , baseball bats , barbed wire and numerous other weapons and objects have been used Using in it .