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Capitulation

Meaning in history, with examples

nounCommon term

In history, capitulation means: The surrender of a force or fortified place, often under negotiated terms.

In Turkish: teslim olma, teslim antlaşması

How it is used

In military accounts use capitulation for surrender; Ottoman capitulations denotes a different historical arrangement.

Example sentences

  1. The garrison negotiated capitulation after its supplies ran out.

    The surrender follows military pressure on the defenders.

  2. The terms of capitulation allowed the wounded to leave first.

    Negotiated surrender may specify practical conditions.

Common collocations

  • terms of capitulation
  • negotiate capitulation
  • siegeA military operation in which an army surrounds a town or fortress, cuts off its supplies and attacks it until the defenders surrender or the attackers give up.
  • armisticeA formal agreement between warring sides to stop fighting, usually while the terms of a final peace treaty are negotiated.

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