ðə blɑːkˈeɪd, ænd dᵻfˈɛns, wʌz meɪntˈeɪnd θɹuː noʊvˈɛmbɚ, dᵻsˈɛmbɚɹ ænd mˈʌtʃ ʌv dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˌɪtʃ pˈiəɹɪəd ðə ɹᵻmˈeɪnɪŋ sɪvˈɪliənz hˌuː hæd flˈɛd ˌɪntʊ ðə tˈaʊn, ænd mˈɪlətˌɛɹi wˈuːndᵻd, wɜːɹ ɪvˈækjuːˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ sˈiː.
The blockade, and defence, was maintained through November, December and much of January, during which period the remaining civilians who had fled into the town, and military wounded, were evacuated by sea.