From around 11 am, and for the next few hours, both fleets bombarded each other, causing considerable damage.

In response the British fleet bombarded the port, causing much damage to the town.

When that provoked resistance, our fleet bombarded ill-defined targets on the Lebanese coast.

Both fleets bombarded each other in a line of battle.

The fleet bombarded the fort and suffered excessive damage by return fire.

The British fleet bombarded Copenhagen again that year, causing considerable destruction to the city.

For three days the British fleet bombarded the city and the coastal forts.

The Portuguese fleet then bombarded the city for nearly two days from the sea shore.

For a year the French fleets blockaded the coast and bombarded exposed towns and villages.

In early 1865, a fleet of 56 ships bombarded the fort prior to a land assault by a force of more than 3,300 infantry.