(... is an instance of military blockade) in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution
(... is an instance of military blockade) a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered
(... is an instance of military blockade) the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes)
(... is an instance of military blockade) the final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee
(... is an instance of military blockade) the French military base fell after a siege by Vietnam troops that lasted 56 days; ended the involvement of France in Indochina in 1954
(... is an instance of military blockade) the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945
(... is an instance of military blockade) a siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying the city and then burned it; 1864
(... is an instance of military blockade) a siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836; Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico