Vocabulary – Siege of Savannah
Allies
Assault
Bombarded
Reinforcements
Siege
Strategy
Surrender
Glossary
Allies: noun; a person, group, or nation that is associated with another or others for some common cause or purpose.
Assault: noun; the stage of close combat in an attack.
Bombarded: verb; to attack or batter with artillery fire.
Reinforcements: noun; an additional supply of personnel, ships, or aircraft for a military force.
Siege: noun; the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.
Strategy: noun; the art or science of combining and employing the means of war in planning and directing large military movements and operations.
Surrender: verb; to yield something to the possession or power of another; to give up possession of on demand or under duress.