Answer: embattled

AnswerCrossword Clue
EMBATTLEDBeset by controversy
EMBATTLEDFortified.
EMBATTLEDFortified
EMBATTLEDBeset with attackers
embattledDivided or edged by a line of square notches like battlements in outline
embattledEMBATTLE, to fortify against attack
embattled(of a person) Beset by problems or difficulties
embattled(of a place or people) Involved in or prepared for war, esp. because surrounded by enemy forces