encirclement
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Cardinal Richelieu countered encirclement in the 1600s with a masked war of diplomacy to win allies and delay confrontation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
This frequently happens in sieges, such as Germany's encirclement of Leningrad during World War II.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2024
They had repeatedly asked their commanders to pull them out, fearing a full encirclement was imminent.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2024
General Syrsky said he had ordered the retreat “in order to avoid encirclement and preserve the lives and health of servicemen.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2024
Paris on the one wing and Nancy on the other forbade the threat of encirclement which had hitherto compelled retreat; and the French armies were also at last in touch with their reserves.
From A Short History of the Great War by A. F. (Albert Frederick) Pollard
