world war 1 attacks often began with bombardment.
world war 1 attacks often began with a of cannon fire?
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cannon sounds have sometimes been used in classical pieces with a military theme. one of the best known examples of such a piece is pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky's "1812 overture". the overture is to be performed using an artillery section together with the orchestra, resulting in noise levels high enough that musicians are required to wear ear protection. the cannon fire simulates russian artillery bombardments of the battle of borodino, a critical battle in napoleon's invasion of russia, whose defeat the piece celebrates. when the overture was first performed, the cannon were fired by an electric current triggered by the conductor. however, the overture was not recorded with real cannon fire until mercury records and conductor antal doráti's 1958 recording of the minnesota orchestra. cannon fire is also frequently used annually in presentations of the "1812" on the american independence day, a tradition started by arthur fiedler of the boston pops in 1974.
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then on august 8, 1864, a 10,000-man and 200-cannon union task force arrived to challenge page's 400-man and 26-cannon confederate force. union task force staff summoned page and told him to surrender; he replied that he would defend the fort to the end. federal troops then moved their works closer to the outdated fort for the next two weeks. then on august 22, 1864, heavy union cannon fire replaced the lighter cannon fire of the previous two weeks. for the next 12 hours, 3,000 union cannon shells were thrown at the fort. this union cannon fire started some fires in the fort and threatened to ignite the confederate powder magazine, and so the defenders put the powder kegs in the cisterns. on august 23 brigadier general richard lucian page unconditionally surrendered the fort, because his troops had little usable gunpowder. indignant, he broke his sword over his knee instead of surrendering his sword to the federals. page's situation was further worsened when he was suspected of destroying munitions and works within the fort after he had agreed to surrender.
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