Embattled

armé

(armed or prepared for battle)

contesté

(subject to or troubled by attacks, controversy, or pressure)

crénaux d'une muraille

(of a fortress, etc.: having battlements or crenellations)

crénelé

(having an edge or outline of alternating square indendations and extensions like battlements)

encerclé

(subject to or troubled by attacks, controversy, or pressure)

prêt pour la bataille

(armed or prepared for battle)

toujours en difficultés

(of a fortress, etc.: having battlements or crenellations)