siege of orleans

English Thesaurus

1. a long siege of Orleans by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429 (noun.act)

instance hypernym	:	beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siege,
definition	:	the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack (noun.act)

domain region	:	france, french republic,
definition	:	a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe (noun.location)