A siege conducted against a besieging force, or defensive tactics employed to reverse or counteract a siege.
From counter- + siege (from Old French siege, a seat or blockade). A military term describing a siege turned against those conducting it.
Countersiege was a brilliant medieval strategy—instead of trying to break out, defenders would wait for relief forces to surround the besiegers, trapping the attackers from behind.
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