In 1634, the town withstood a three-week siege by the Polish army.

The three-week siege left the castle tower leaning more than the Tower of Pisa.

That episode led to a three-week siege of the city by American marines.

By May 1849, the Hungarians controlled all of the country except Buda, which they won after a three-week bloody siege.

Other accounts state that, after a three-week siege, More delayed surrendering until the bailey had been taken and the entrance to the keep was on fire.

In a three-week siege, Hama was razed and thousands died as Syrian security forces combed the rubble, killing surviving rebels.

Fort Stanwix survived a three-week siege by one British force, which finally withdrew to Canada .

Following a three-week siege, Cromwell was successful and he ordered that the castle be demolished.

The intensity of the fighting appeared to rival any battle in the three-week siege, deepening concerns for a fragile peace plan.

In Bethlehem, a second day of efforts to negotiate an end to the three-week siege at the Church of the Nativity ended without any agreement.