cannonading

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Cannonading was still audible when the white-gloved soldier-policemen waved them along the Road.

From Time Magazine Archive

Cannonading alone never constituted and decided a battle.

From Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 by De Gurowski, Adam G., count

Cannonading in the direction of Fredericksburg had ceased during the day.

From Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac by Armstrong, William H.

Cannonading a ship, so that the shot shall range in the direction of her whole length between decks, called a raking fire; and is similar to military enfilading.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir

Cannonading going on near Mechanicsville, in the afternoon.

From Diary of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery by Reichardt, Theodore