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Definition of Cannonading
1. cannonade [v] - See also: cannonade
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cannonading
Literary usage of Cannonading
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Historical Register of the United States by Thomas H. Palmer (1814)
"Sir' I beg leave to inform you, that on the morning of the 21st Nov. at six
o'clock, a heavy cannonading opened upon this garrison from all the batteries at ..."
2. Life in Mexico During a Residence of Two Years in that Country (1843)
"... Suspense — cannonading — Government bulletin — Plan of the rebels defeated —
Proclamation of the President — Of General Valencia — Maternal affection ..."
3. A Narrative of Excursions, Voyages, and Travels, Performed at Different by George Rapelje (1834)
"There was great cannonading all day at the town of Scio ; it was reported the
Greeks had taken part of it, and were endeavoring to subdue it altogether. ..."
4. China and the Allies by Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1901)
"CHAPTER XLI A formidable cannonading—Guns drawing near—Hearts bounding with ...
"ON the i5th, at two o'clock in the morning, a formidable cannonading was ..."
5. Publications by English Dialect Society (1850)
"... on the eastern side yet stands part of that venerable fabric which baffled
the attempts of General Sarsfield, of whose unsuccessful cannonading in 1690, ..."
6. Life of George Washington by Washington Irving (1857)
"... GLOVER—ATTEMPT TO SURPRISE ROGERS, THE RENEGADE—TROOPERS IN A ROUGH COUNTRY—
ALARMS AT "WHITE PLAINS—cannonading OF SHIPS AT FORT WASHINGTON—MARCH OF ..."
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