A greater volume of fire can thus be obtained, but the great height of the cavalier makes it an easy target for a besieger's guns.

Owing to its situation, and the rocky nature of the ground over which a besieger must advance, it is still serviceable as the key to the frontier.

In 1593 the leaguer of Geertruidenburg put the seal on Maurice's reputation as an invincible besieger.

In 1637 the stadholder was able to add to his fame as an invincible besieger of cities.