mitrailleuse
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He provided the St. Florentin redoubt with a mitrailleuse and a piece of 4; that of the Rue Royale, at the entrance of the Place de la Concorde, with two pieces of 12.
From History of the Commune of 1871 by Lissagary, P.
Two 4-pounder, one mitrailleuse battery. 3rd Infantry Division: General Dumont. 1st Brigade: General Bordas. 52nd and 72nd Line regiments. 2nd Brigade: General Bittard des Portes. 82nd and 83rd Line regiments.
From The Franco-German War of 1870-71 by Helmuth, Count
Jack fumbled for the fastenings of the airplane mitrailleuse, it being his intention to swing the gun free, so that he could turn its 135 muzzle in any quarter desired.
From Air Service Boys Over The Enemy's Lines The German Spy's Secret by Beach, Charles Amory
Two 4-pounder, one mitrailleuse battery. 4th Infantry Division: General Levassor-Sorval. 1st Brigade: General de Marguenat. 25th and 26th Line regiments. 2nd Brigade: General de Chanaleilles. 28th and 70th Line regiments.
From The Franco-German War of 1870-71 by Helmuth, Count
By the time I reach the sidewalk they were moving off, some of the men helping the dogs with the mitrailleuse.
From World's War Events, Vol. I by Reynolds, Francis J. (Francis Joseph)
"Make way, guns, mitrailleuses, and cannons," cried Briand, "for understanding, arbitration and peace!"
From Time Magazine Archive
The mitrailleuses flared red below and the skies flared blue above.
From A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
The number of cannon and mitrailleuses taken was very considerable, amounting to some hundreds.
From The Insurrection in Paris by Davy (An Englishman)
A hundred paces to the right of this German skirmish line, two mitrailleuses had been skillfully thrust forward some fifty yards in advance, and concealed in small trenches hurriedly dug.
From The Note-Book of an Attaché Seven Months in the War Zone by Wood, Eric Fisher
Apparently, for they were never tired of gazing with ecstasy on the mitrailleuses.
From An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections by Albert D.
