Was The Siege Of Ath The Perfect Siege? (1697)

A masterpiece that every besieging army hopes to emulate

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Sieges are tricky business in warfare and one that both sides are often eager to avoid when possible. Some sieges can drag on for decades, like the Siege of Cueta, which lasted a staggering 33 years. Other sieges, like those waged at Leningrad and Stalingrad during World War II, were…