beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siege - the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, American War of Independence, War of American Independence - the revolution of the American colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783

Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Virginia - a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War