The battles of the world

by J. Douglas Borthwick

St. Sebastian, September, 1813.

Salamanca, June, 1812.

Saragossa, oftener spelled Zaragosa,—appended to this article is a graphic account of the 2nd siege. It was besieged three times, in 1710, 1808, and 1809, the two last were dreadful sieges.

Schweidnitz, 1762 and 1807. Here was the first experiment to reduce a fortress by springing globes of compression.

Sebastopol, 1854 and 1855. See this article under the heads of [Bombardment of Sebastopol], [Mamelon], [Quarries], [Rifle Pits], [Sortie], &c.

Seville, 1096, 1247, 1248, one of the most memorable sieges mentioned in Spanish history.

Silistria, 1854. See [this article].

Stralsund, 1675, 1713, and 1807; the method of throwing red hot cannon balls first practiced here with certainty.

Tarifa, December 20th, 1811.