1. cannonade - Noun
2. cannonade - Verb
The act of discharging cannon and throwing ball, shell, etc., for the purpose of destroying an army, or battering a town, ship, or fort; -- usually, an attack of some continuance.
Fig.; A loud noise like a cannonade; a booming.
of Cannonade
To attack with heavy artillery; to batter with cannon shot.
To discharge cannon; as, the army cannonaded all day.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe desperate defense of Lipari was no match for the terrible havoc caused by the Muslim cannonade, and the defenders surrendered. 9,000 of the 10,000 citizens of Lipari were captured and enslaved. Source: Internet
The rest of Marlborough's army, waiting in their ranks on the forward slope, were also forced to bear the cannonade from the French artillery, suffering 2,000 casualties before the attack could even start. Source: Internet
Warner, p.97 Either to escape the cannonade and volleys of archery or because he saw an opportunity to outflank King Edward's isolated battle, the Duke of Somerset led at least part of his men via some of the "evil lanes" to attack Edward's left flank. Source: Internet