By February 15, the remaining forts surrounding Erzerum were evacuated.

In respond, the Russians took all the forts surrounding and cut all the supply lines to the encircled Turks.

The Romans began digging a system of ditches and small forts surrounding the city so the inhabitants would not have enough time to prepare for the siege.

At Balaclava, the force waited for supplies while the allied ships bombarded the forts surrounding Sevastopol, starting on 17 October.

The forts surrounding Union-held territory in Virginia completed the defense circle.

A roughly built fort surrounding the former settlement was all that signaled the former presence of the colonists.

The goal was to build a chain of forts surrounding the town of Thorn.

On May 9, 1865, Alexander was ordered to stop work maintaining and improving the forts surrounding Washington as part of cost-cutting measures.

During World War I he was the commander of the forts surrounding the Belgian city of Liège.

The garrison in Bartenstein numbered 400 against 1,300 Bartians who lived in three forts surrounding the city.