lay siege to

To surround and attack a place (often a city or building) with armed troops. A: "The army has laid siege to our town!" B: "I knew we should have evacuated sooner!"

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Judocus	-	Dutch (Archaic), Ancient Celtic (Latinized)
Hina	hee-nah	Japanese
Ioan	-	Romanian, Welsh, Bulgarian
Gurutz	-	Basque
Ildi	-	Hungarian
Eduardo	e-DHWAHR-do (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese