Background Research: “Coming To The Aid Of The Enemy”

On Wednesday I discussed some of my background research and the “eye-opening” (aka “new-to-me”) facts that can crop up. I’ll be sharing more of those facts, but another interesting aspect of such research is when themes emerge.

One of those themes, in my delving into various wars, and more specifically sieges, was the surprising number of instances of what I called “coming to the aid of the enemy.” In sporting parlance, it would be similar to scoring an “own goal.”

One example is the “Siege o...