A fourteen-day medieval siege for fourteen defenders

The castle of Saint-Paul was the scene of a memorable siege in 1289 due to a territorial conflict between the House of Savoy and the suzerainty of Faucigny. The local lord having taken sides with his allies, the bailiff of Chillon dispatched siege equipment and stone cannonballs to the site to attack the stronghold. The entrenched garrison was forced to surrender after fourteen days of confrontation against a troop numbering forty attackers.