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What would you rather say? 'lay siege to' or 'lay siege on'??

I'm pretty sure they are both correct (am I wrong?) but there must be a more commonly used expression between the two...

One more thing, is this sentence grammatically sound? "We must help the 1st platoon which has been layed siege on"

Thanx a lot ^^

Nona the brit · Accepted Answer

I've only ever heard layed siege to. Or 'beseiged'.

Clive · Answer

Hi,

What would you rather say? 'lay siege to' or 'lay siege on'?? 'To'.

We also say a place is 'besieged' or 'under siege'.

One more thing, is this sentence grammatically sound? "We must help the 1st platoon which has been layed siege on"

'A siege' normally relates to a place, usually a fortified place, rather than to people. It is also normally used for operations of at least some importance, some size. The place where a platoon is does not seem important enough to involve a siege.

Finally, I think it's an uncommon miltary term today, even rather archaic. Perhaps you need to look for another word to describe what you mean.

Best wishes, Clive

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