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As the siege continued, increasing numbers of men left at night, either to change sides or return to their homes and families.
Unidentified speaker · Si Sheppard – How did a few hundred Spanish soldiers topple two empires? · 1 Oct 2026
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“But as the frustration of the siege drags on,”
“there's more and more defections, men slipping away at night,”
“either to switch sides or just go back to their homes and families.”Play from 1:12:37Report a misattribution
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