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Discovery Channel - Under Siege (DC) (2004) Part 2 Ciudad Rodrigo 1812 Breaching the Walls
Under Siege looks of sieges in history and the nature and evolution of combat across the centuries. In ancient world siege warfare was the most brutal form of war. Typically involving whole urban societies, siege warfare often ended in the sack of a city and the massacre or enslavement of entire populations. In Medieval Europe, siege tactics were a crucial part of warfare, especially from the 11th century CE when castles became more widespread in Europe and sieges outnumbered pitched battles. Castles and fortified cities offered protection to both the local population and armed forces and presented an array of defensive features which, in turn, led to innovations in weapons, siege engine technology, and strategies. There are many significant sieges in military history, and also a few standouts worthy of mention, because the battle, the outcome or the aftermath were so consequential. Few topics in the history of human conflict capture the popular imagination more than the drama of siege warfare. Whether it is a city, a town, a battalion or a regiment, the blood is stirred by stories of those that have stood behind walls and barricades in a last stand against their attackers. So what makes those under siege battle on when to do so often had little logic? Who were the leaders who rallied their troops or their fellow citizens? What drives man and women to acts of extraordinary courage and self-sacrifice? Why had victory sometimes been won when bloody failure looks absolutely certain?
Part 2 Ciudad Rodrigo 1812 Breaching the Walls
The bloody Peninsular War, which lasted from 1807 to 1814 saw the great British commanders consistently defeat the best French generals in Napoleon's armies in a series of famous pitched battles. Ciudad Rodrigo, however, was a very different type of fight - the bloody business of siege warfare - where civilians and soldiers share the same conditions and privations. This is the story of how great and lesser breaches in the walls of the city were made and how it was eventually captured. It features some of the most famous episodes and characters of the war including the fearsome 'Black Bob' Craufurd.
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