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Definition of Cannonaded
1. cannonade [v] - See also: cannonade
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cannonaded
Literary usage of Cannonaded
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diary of the American Revolution: From Newspapers and Original Documents by Frank Moore (1860)
"... as our troops approached, cannonaded them heavily with grape-shot.1 LAST week
General Howe gave orders for taking down the Old North meeting-house, ..."
2. The Travels Through England of Dr. Richard Pococke, Successively Bishop of by Richard Pococke, James Joel Cartwright (1888)
"... father of this present knight cannonaded the king's army, and afterwards fled
abroad. ... cannonaded ..."
3. The Chinese War: An Account of All the Operations of the British Forces from by John Ouchterlony (1844)
"... cannonaded —The city of Shang-hae—Its advantageous position— Its ramparts and
military establishments—Picturesque edifices—British troops in quarters. ..."
4. Historical and Descriptive Sketches of Norfolk and Vicinity: Including by William S. Forrest (1853)
"... and Threats— Tories and Slaves—Their Miserable Condition—Norfolk cannonaded—Mis-
statements Corrected—Cornstalk, the Sharpshooter—The Town Burned by the ..."
5. History of the Campaigns of Count Alexander Suworow Rymnikski, Field-marshal by Frederic Anthing (1799)
"... cannonaded in their flight by the Turks. The captives, however, were delivered,
and fir large ..."
6. History of Pittsburgh and Environs, from Prehistoric Days to the Beginning by George Thornton Fleming (1922)
"He was wounded, though not dangerously, at the battle of Brandywine, had command
of the company that cannonaded the Chew House during the battle of Ger- ..."
7. The Diary of the Revolution: A Centennial Volume Embracing the Current by Frank Moore (1876)
"... as our troops approached, cannonaded them heavily with grape-shot.1 LAST week
General Howe gave orders for taking down the Old North meeting-house, ..."
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