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ASSAULT As direct assaults cost lives , a beleaguered castle was asked to surrender honourably . If it refused , efforts were made to surmount ( see Escalade ) or breach its defences . Ditches were filled , wooden defences were attacked ...
ASSAULT As direct assaults cost lives , a beleaguered castle was asked to surrender honourably . If it refused , efforts were made to surmount ( see Escalade ) or breach its defences . Ditches were filled , wooden defences were attacked ...
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It usually had several storeys gained by scaling ladders fixed at its back and sometimes the front was furnished with a wide bridge which could be dropped on the wall or tower to provide access for the assault party .
It usually had several storeys gained by scaling ladders fixed at its back and sometimes the front was furnished with a wide bridge which could be dropped on the wall or tower to provide access for the assault party .
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Siege of Bedford and costly assault on a strong position were not undertaken lightly and , on the other , to surrender to a superior force when there was little hope of eventual success or relief was not regarded as dishonourable .
Siege of Bedford and costly assault on a strong position were not undertaken lightly and , on the other , to surrender to a superior force when there was little hope of eventual success or relief was not regarded as dishonourable .
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