prolonged siege

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  • The prolonged siege finally led to the city's surrender.
  • Historians debated the impact of the prolonged siege on the civilian population.
  • Despite the prolonged siege, the defenders refused to give up.
  • The prolonged siege crippled the enemy's supply lines.
  • After a prolonged siege, relief forces were finally able to break through.
  • The prolonged siege exhausted the resources of both sides.
  • War correspondents documented the harsh realities of the prolonged siege.
  • The enemy's strategy relied on a prolonged siege to starve the city into submission.
  • The effects of the prolonged siege were evident in the devastated landscape.
  • Negotiations began after the prolonged siege failed to achieve its objectives.