In1548,FrenchtroopsarrivedinLeith,Scotland,insupportofthepro-CatholicScottishgovernment.Theydidnotleavetill1560,whentheEnglishcametoassisttheinsurgentprotestants.
DuringtheEnglishsiegeofLeith,Scottishprostitutes,unwillingtoseetheFrenchgarrisondrivenout,withthesubsequentlossofbusiness,inflictedheavylossesontheEnglishattackersbythrowingdownrocks,timber,andotherheavyobjects.
ButtheEnglishhadtheirrevenge.WhenitwassuggestedthatthewomenandchildrenshouldbeallowedtoleaveLeithbecauseofashortageoffood,theEnglishcommanderrefusedtoallowit,sayingthatthesewomenshouldstaywithinthecityandhelptoeatupLeith'sfast-diminishingfoodsupply.
一五四八年,法國軍隊來到蘇格蘭利斯城,支援信奉天主教的蘇格蘭政府。一五六○年,英軍前來協助造反的新教徒,法軍才離去。
英軍圍攻利斯時,遭蘇格蘭一些妓女從城上投擲石頭、木材以及其他沉重物件,死傷枕藉。那些妓女擔心法國駐軍被逐,生意受損。
而英軍也報了仇。利斯缺糧時,建議英軍讓婦孺離去,英軍指揮官不答應,說那些婦女要留下來,幫忙吃掉城內快要吃光的食物。
【附注】Insurgency和revolt都是「造反」,但revolt多指反抗壓迫,insurgency則多指為奪取政權而發動的叛亂,比revolt較有組織,例如:Theinsurgentforceslaidsiegetothecapital(叛軍圍攻首都)。