A bombard is a type of medievalcannon or mortar, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls. The modern term bombardment derives from this. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... A small cast-iron cannon on a carriage A cannon is any large tubular firearm designed to fire a heavy projectile over a considerable distance. ... Soldier Firing the M224 60-mm Mortar. ... A siege is a prolonged military blockade and assault of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition. ... A bombardment is an attack by artillery fire directed against fortifications, troops or towns and buildings. ...
The name derives through medieval Latin and French forms from a Greek word expressing the making of a humming noise. Latin is the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...
The name bombard, in various forms, was also given to a medieval musical instrument (bumhart, pumhart, pommer), the forerunner of the bass oboe or schalmey. A musical instrument is a device that has been constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... The bass oboe or baritone oboe is a double reed instrument in the woodwind family. ...
At the present day, Breton peasants use a small primitive oboe called the bombarde, with eight holes but no keys. Traditional coat of arms This article is about the historical duchy and French province, as well as the cultural area of Brittany. ... Bombardes from Kevrenn an Arvorig The bombarde is a French folk instrument from Brittany. ...
Original text from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica (Redirected from 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica) The Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica (1911) in many ways represents the sum of knowledge at the beginning of the 20th century. ...
Corfu incident (31 August 1923) The naval bombardment and occupation of the Greek island of Corfu by Italian troops.
With Gustav Hertz, he experimented in electron bombardment of gases, providing support for the theory of atomic structure proposed by Niels Bohr and information for the quantum theory of Max Planck.
It is caused by the unequal bombardment of larger particles, from different sides, by the smaller molecules of the fluid.
It is, therefore, obvious that mere bombardment can only achieve its object when the amount of suffering inflicted upon non-combatants is sufficient to break down their resolution, and when the commandant permits himself to be influenced or coerced by the sufferers.
A threat of bombardment will sometimes induce a place to surrender, but instances of its fulfilment being followed by success are rare; and, in general, with a determined commandant, bombardments fail of their object.
Bombardments are, however, frequently resorted to in order to test the temper of the garrison and the civil population, a notable instance being that of Strassburg in 1870.
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