although physical control Control of the tachen islands changed Change_of_leadership hands during the crisis , american reportage focused Aiming exclusively on kinmen ( quemoy ) and matsu islands , sites of artillery duels between the communists and the kmt nationalists .

The gas cloud and artillery bombardment were followed by raiding parties , which made Manufacturing temporary lodgements Placing in the British lines .

This meant Communication that their artillery was out of place and the American attack Attack , coming up Motion against disorganized German forces , proved Coming_to_believe more successful than expected .

The Saint-Mihiel attack Attack established Creating the stature of the U.S. Army in the eyes of the French and British forces , and again demonstrated Coming_to_believe the critical role of artillery during World War Military_operation I and the difficulty of supplying Supply such massive armies while they were on the move Motion .

The U.S. attack Attack faltered as artillery and food supplies were left GiveUp behind on the muddy roads .

For two weeks , Imperial and French artillery bombarded Attack the city , successfully breaching Committing_crime the walls ; but the attacking Attack troops were driven Motion back by determined Deciding Venetian resistance when they attempted to enter .

The IDF had responded Response with artillery fire and air raids Attack .

Lacking sufficient artillery , cavalry and supplies Supply to wage battle , Napoleon 's objective Aiming at Krasnoi was to collect Come_together his scattered Dispersal troops and to resume Process_start his retreat Escaping .

The Grande Armée was also compelled Request to abandon GiveUp much of its remaining artillery and baggage train .

Orders were given Giving to reinforce the defence of Helsinki with tanks and artillery in case the situation worsened .

The British attacks at Festubert forced the Germans back and diverted Removing reserves from the French but the French gained Getting little more ground , despite firing double the amount of artillery ammunition , at the cost of many casualties to both sides .

To protect Defending the bridge against aircraft , the Americans positioned Placing the largest concentration of anti-aircraft weapons during World War II leading to Causation `` the greatest antiaircraft artillery battles in American history . ''

The bridge had endured Change_sentiment months of aircraft bombing Attack , direct artillery hits Attack , near misses , and deliberate demolition attempts .

Militarily , the battle pitted Hostile_encounter the artillery and cavalry of the Marathas against the heavy cavalry and mounted artillery ( zamburak and jezail ) of the Afghans and Rohillas led by Abdali and Najib-ud-Daulah , both ethnic Afghans .

Militarily , the battle pitted Hostile_encounter the artillery and cavalry of the Marathas against the heavy cavalry and mounted artillery ( zamburak and jezail ) of the Afghans and Rohillas led by Abdali and Najib-ud-Daulah , both ethnic Afghans .

Israel refused Agree_or_refuse_to_act and responded Response with airstrikes Attack and artillery fire Use_firearm on targets in Lebanon .

His artillery also played Bringing a critical role in the victory , based on its ability to reposition itself rapidly responding Response to changing Change circumstances on the battlefield .

A constant Allied Causation artillery barrage was maintained Statement on the exits .

Hasty counter-attacks Attack by the British were repulsed Defending amidst the darkness , smoke Ingestion and dust , which left British artillery observers unable to see Perception_active the front line .

The British guns continued to fire on the German front line long after the German raiders had crossed Motion_directional no man 's land but an organised Arranging counter-attack Attack at was conducted Action with artillery support Supporting .

Mortars , artillery fire and airstrikes covered Filling their withdrawal , then pounded Attack the battlefield into the evening .

From the 2nd Rifle Brigade defeated Conquering numerous Axis armoured Wearing counter-attacks and withstood constant artillery-bombardments and machine-gun fire , while knocking out armoured vehicles , with intermittent support from the tanks and artillery of the 1st Armoured Division .

The 3-inch mortars of the Argylls and the 4.2-inch mortars of the Rangers were in support Supporting but as low on ammunition as the artillery .

From 1863 the army , working Action with greater numbers of troops and heavy artillery , systematically took Removing possession of Māori land by driving Motion off the inhabitants , adopting Choosing a `` scorched earth '' strategy of laying waste to Māori villages and cultivations , with attacks Attack on villages , whether warlike or otherwise .

Between 22 and 25 August 2014 , Russian artillery , personnel , and what Russia called Name_conferral a `` humanitarian convoy '' crossed Motion_directional the border into Ukrainian territory without permission of the Ukrainian government .

While a small proportion of the deaths Death appeared to have resulted Causation from artillery and tank rounds used Using against Taldou , the U.N. later announced Expressing_publicly that most of the massacre Killing 's victims had been `` summarily executed Killing in two separate incidents Catastrophe '' .

The German gas attack Attack at Wulverghem on 30 April , caused Causation the defenders casualties Bodily_harm and fatalities Death but German raiding Attack parties , looking for mine entrances Arriving to destroy Destroying , were repulsed Defending with small-arms and artillery fire .

The advance Cause_to_make_progress of the 103rd Brigade was over ground with a fold , which meant that the disastrous attack Attack by the preceding Process_start brigades could not be seen Perception_active as the brigade advanced Cause_to_make_progress to be engaged Participation by artillery and machine-gun fire Use_firearm , which inflicted Bodily_harm before the troops had reached Arriving the British front line .

the operation commenced Process_start during a north atlantic treaty organisation ( nato ) air campaign against the vrs codenamed Military_operation operation deliberate force Hostile_encounter , targeting Aiming vrs air defences Defending , artillery positions and storage facilities largely in the area of sarajevo , but also elsewhere in the country .

The war Hostile_encounter also saw the effective use Using of artillery by the Christians to rapidly conquer Conquering towns that would otherwise have required long sieges Besieging .

Heavy street fighting Hostile_encounter ensued Coming_to_be , which included artillery and mortar shelling Attack .

to assist Assistance them in carrying out Action their mission , the division was reinforced Cause_change_of_strength by the 1st and 4th special service Rite brigades , the 1st belgian infantry brigade and the royal netherlands motorized infantry brigade , as well as increased artillery support .

From there they assaulted Attack the city with artillery , tanks , and small arms .

the 17th field artillery brigade of the united states army also deployed Arranging 200 soldiers from joint Prison base unk to help Assistance fight the fires Catastrophe .

A subsidiary operation was executed to capture Conquering German long-range , heavy artillery at Cap Gris Nez , which threatened Warning the sea approaches to Boulogne .

The assault Attack on Calais followed Motion the formula used at Boulogne : seal off the town , soften Cause_change_of_strength up the defenders with artillery , aerial and naval bombardments and infantry assaults supported by armour , including flame-throwing tanks and coordinated creeping artillery barrages .

The assault Attack on Calais followed Motion the formula used at Boulogne : seal off the town , soften Cause_change_of_strength up the defenders with artillery , aerial and naval bombardments and infantry assaults supported by armour , including flame-throwing tanks and coordinated creeping artillery barrages .

Operations Military_operation to continue the encirclement Besieging of Lens by an attack Attack by the Canadian Corps on Hill 70 to the north , were postponed Change_event_time until August due to a shortage of artillery .

II Corps asked Request for a delay until 19 November to move Motion artillery forward ; five British divisions were transferred Military_operation to Italy and four British divisions on the coast were sent Sending to take over French positions south of the Somme .

The move Motion provided Supply the Croatian forces Causation with a sizable stock of weaponsincluding 250 tanks , hundreds of artillery pieces and a large supply Supply of small arms and ammunitionwhich proved Convincing crucial in defending Defending against JNA advances in the early stage of the Croatian War of Independence .

The city was taken Conquering back on 5 July 2014 after shelling Attack from artillery and heavy fighting Hostile_encounter .

The bombardment of Yeonpyeong was an artillery engagement between the North Korean military and South Korean forces stationed Placing on Yeonpyeong Island on 23 November 2010 .

Following a South Korean artillery exercise in waters in the south , North Korean forces fired Use_firearm around 170 artillery shells and rockets at Yeonpyeong Island , hitting Attack both military and civilian targets .

Following a South Korean artillery exercise in waters in the south , North Korean forces fired Use_firearm around 170 artillery shells and rockets at Yeonpyeong Island , hitting Attack both military and civilian targets .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of the Dalmatian Channels was a three-day confrontation Hostile_encounter between three tactical groups of Yugoslav Navy ships and coastal artillery , and a detachment of naval commandos of the Croatian Navy fought Hostile_encounter on 14–16 November 1991 during the Croatian War Military_operation of Independence .

In return , Croatian coastal artillery engaged Hostile_encounter the Kaštela TG .

To draw Motion off some of the artillery fire , the Yugoslav Navy deployed Arranging another group of vessels from the island of Vis , organised Arranging as the Vis TG , south of Šolta where the TG was engaged Hostile_encounter by more Croatian artillery .

To draw Motion off some of the artillery fire , the Yugoslav Navy deployed Arranging another group of vessels from the island of Vis , organised Arranging as the Vis TG , south of Šolta where the TG was engaged Hostile_encounter by more Croatian artillery .

The warships were then engaged Hostile_encounter by Croatian coastal artillery deployed Arranging on Korčula and the Pelješac Peninsula , losing Earnings_and_losses two minesweepers to the artillery fire in the process .

The warships were then engaged Hostile_encounter by Croatian coastal artillery deployed Arranging on Korčula and the Pelješac Peninsula , losing Earnings_and_losses two minesweepers to the artillery fire in the process .