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 is distinctly heard in the direction of Warrenton.

From Three Years in the Federal Cavalry by Glazier, Willard W.

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 commenced early on the morning after our arrival, in the direction of Manassas, and continued all day.

From A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry by Hinkley, Julian Wisner

Cannonading in front during the whole day; but we have now become so accustomed to the noise of the guns that it hardly excites remark.

From The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer by Beatty, John