Tyson withstood the punishment and barely survived the 9th round. His next objective was the castle of Verneuil, which had withstood an earlier siege. Established scientific theories have withstood rigorous scrutiny and embody scientific knowledge. The city withstood a siege by Hafsid invaders in 1429. The Charioteer of Delphi is another ancient relic that has withstood the centuries. The city has withstood some nearly catastrophic fires. However, the Parliamentarians withstood the siege and maintained their hold on the town. The viaduct had withstood 54 previous attacks without being permanently neutralized. In 968 the city withstood a siege by the nomadic Pechenegs. Lee's army barely withstood the Union assaults, then retreated to Virginia the next day. The vault, however, withstood the attacks and remained intact. "Bismarck" withstood tremendous punishment during her last battle. Further south, the Saxon kings of Wessex withstood the Danish assaults. Wright observed how well trees with taproots withstood hurricane-force winds. Afshin withstood the Byzantine attack, counter-attacked, and won the battle.