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
Sunnifa	-	Medieval Scandinavian
Dand	-	Scottish
Vicki	['viki]
Linnette	li-NET	English (Rare)
Herleifr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Denise	de-NEEZ (French), də-NEES (English), də-NEE-sə (Dutch)	French, English, Dutch