SHROPSHIRE

BATTLE OF.—In which the Britons were completely defeated, and Caractacus, their leader, taken prisoner and sent to Rome; fought A.D. 51. SIEGES.—Numerous in History; the following are the most important:— Acre , 1799, by Bonaparte; siege raised after sixty days, open trenches. Algiers , 1816. See this article . Almeida , August 27th, 1810. Antwerp , 1576, use of infernal machines; also besieged 1583, 1585, 1706, 1792, and 1814. Badajoz , March 11th, 1811, but raised June 9th. Taken by escalade on the night of April 6th, 1812. Bagdad , 1248. Bayonne , 1451. Berwick , 1293. See this article . Bommel , 1794; the invention of the covert-way used here. Burgos , September to October, 1812, raised; the French in their retreat blew up the works, June 13th, 1813. Calais , 1347; British historians affirm cannon first used here at this siege. See this article . Candia , 1667; the largest cannon then known in Europe, used here by the Turks. Carthagena , 1706. Chalons , 1199. Cherbourg , 1650. Ciudad Rodrigo , 1706, July, 1810; January, 1812. See this article . Constantinople , 1453. Copenhagen , 1700, 1801, and 1807. See this article . Cracow , 1772. Dunkirk , 1646, 1793. Frederick shall , 1718, Charles XII killed here. Gibraltar , 1704, 1799, and 1782; red hot cannon balls used here to burn the French fleet. See this article . Ismael , 1790. See this article . Kars , 1855. See this article . London derry , 1689. See this article . Mons , 1572, 1691, 1709, 1746, 1792, and 1794. Mothe , 1634; the French taught by Mr. Muller, an English engineer, first practised the art of throwing shells. Naples , 1381, 1435, 1504, 1557, 1792, 1799, and 1806. Orleans , 1428, 1563. Philips burg , 1644, 1675, and 1688; first experiment of firing artillery à-ricochet here, also besieged 1734 and 1795. Rom or ent in , 1356; according to Voltaire, artillery first used here in sieges. St. Sebastian , September, 1813. Salamanca , June, 1812. Sarago a , 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 fortre by springing globes of compre ion. Sebastopol , 1854 and 1855. See this article under the heads of Bombardment of Sebastopol , Mamelon , Quarries , Rifle Pits , Sortie , . 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. Toulon , 1707 and 1793. Tournay , 1340, 1312, 1581, 1667, and 1709. During this siege the best defence ever drawn from countermines was here practised; also besieged in 1765 and 1794. Tunis , 1270, 1535. Valenciennes , May 23rd to July 14th, 1793. See this article . Warsaw , September 8th, 1831. Zutphen , 1572 and 1586.