The city fell on 9 September 1855 after a year-long siege.

Mehmed was in Kruja to conclude a year-long siege.

After the victories of al-Ma'mun's troops, however, Baghdad itself came under a year-long siege.

In 831 Berber units captured Palermo after a year-long siege.

Soon the combined forces are able to corner those of Sifrit and lay a year-long siege.

The Byzantines successfully defended the city in a year-long siege, and eventually took Ravenna.

Farāmurz's reign was cut short by the Seljuks, who after a year-long siege of Isfahān took the city in 1051 or 1052.

So thick were these walls that they could defy a breach from the mightiest of cannon in a year-long siege.

Meanwhile, most of the residents of Münster were starving as a result of the year-long siege.

After a year-long siege, Baghdad fell and al-Amin was killed.