Under Siege! - S01E04: Newark 1643-1646 - Full Documentary

Under Siege! - S01E04: Newark 1643-1646 - Full Documentary Under Siege! Whether it is a city, a town, a battalion or a regiment, the blood is stirred by stories of those that, usually vastly outnumbered, 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? This episode looks at the sieges of Newark.Troops from Scotland started to besiege Newark from the north while Parliamentarian forces did the same from the south. The garrison aggressively defended the town and during a harsh winter the Scots built up siege works manned by 16,000 men. Subscribe to Docobase:    / @documentarybase   #History #Documentary #Newark