古德明《征服英语》之英语军事故事，古德明，香港英语教育作家，他开了一个《征服英语专栏》，在专栏中专门用英语写了世界近代史上的军事小故事，用英语讲述历史中那些惊心动魄的战争。
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in 1548, french troops arrived in leith, scotland, in support of the pro-catholic scottish government. they did not leave till 1560, when the english came to assist the insurgent protestants.

during the english siege of leith, scottish prostitutes, unwilling to see the french garrison driven out, with the subsequent loss of business, inflicted heavy losses on the english attackers by throwing down rocks, timber, and other heavy objects.

but the english had their revenge. when it was suggested that the women and children should be allowed to leave leith because of a shortage of food, the english commander refused to allow it, saying that these women should stay within the city and help to eat up leith's fast-diminishing food supply.

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