The Battle of Hattin was a major defeat for the Crusaders by Saladin on the 4th of July 1187 at a village in Palestine 8 km north-west of Tiberias. A force of Frankish Crusaders was completely wiped out, destroying the military power of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. A column of Frankish Crusaders was marching to the relief of the citadel of Tiberias which was under siege by Saladin. The column was attacked by a Saracen army and brought to a halt at Hattin, a place with no water. Harassing attacks during the night ensured that the Crusaders had no rest, and the lack of water demoralised them. On the following morning they were in no condition to withstand attack; the Saracens swept around in two wings and completely annihilated the Crusader force. Research Battle of Hattin
The Battle of Jellalabad was an Afghan siege in 1841 of an isolated British outpost at Jellalabad (now Jalalabad). The siege was lifted after five months when a British counterattack routed the Afghans, driving them back to Kabul. The outpost was little more than a wide place in the road with a fort, held by about 2,000 troops under General Sir Robert Sale. After the massacre of the British force in Kabul, Jellallabad was surrounded by Afghan forces which launched a series of attacks on the force. The British managed to beat off the assaults, and even captured 300 sheep from the besieging force when rations ran short. Eventually, after five months under siege, Sale mounted an attack against the Afghan forces, captured their main camp, baggage, stores, guns, and horses and the Afghans fled to Kabul. Research Battle of Jellalabad
Under Siege is an action thriller starring Steven Seagal, Damian Chapa, Troy Evans and David McKnight in a story about a former navy SEAL now turned chef who is the only person who can stop a group of terrorists when they hijack a US Navy battleship. Under Siege was directed by Andrew Davis in 1992. Research Under Siege
Under Siege 2 is an action thriller starring Steven Seagal, Eric Bogosian, Katherine Heigl and Morris Chestnut in a story about a former Navy SEAL now turned chef who is the only person who can stop a vengeful weapons expert and his band of mercenaries when they hijack a luxury train and a top secret weapon. Under Siege 2 was directed by Geoff Murphy in 1995. Research Under Siege 2
Missolonghi (Mesolongion ) is a town in west central Greece and Eubrea region, on the north shore of the Gulf of Patras. It was several times under siege by the Turks in the wars of 1822 to 1826 and it was here that the British poet Byron died. The Missolonghi wetland is an important breeding ground for the endangered Dalmatianpelican. In 1993 the wetlands were under threat from an irrigation plan to divert the river Acheloos. Research Missolonghi
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