mitrailleuse

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These were designed to retard German scouting parties or halt German mitrailleuse automobiles.

From The Note-Book of an Attaché Seven Months in the War Zone by Wood, Eric Fisher

Two 4-pounder batteries, one mitrailleuse battery. 3rd Infantry Division: General Raoult. 1st Brigade: General L'Heriller. 8th Chasseur battalion. 2nd Zouave regiment. 36th Line regiment. 2nd Brigade: General Lef�vre. 2nd regiment of Turcos. 48th Line regiment.

From The Franco-German War of 1870-71 by Helmuth, Count

And, best of all, thus far no missile from that popping mitrailleuse of the German had done serious damage to the vitals of his plane.

From Air Service Boys Over The Enemy's Lines The German Spy's Secret by Beach, Charles Amory

The chassepot, a new breech-loading rifle, immensely superior to the Prussian needle-gun, was issued; the artillery trains were thoroughly overhauled, and a new machine-gun, the mitrailleuse, from which much was expected, introduced.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various

Two 4-pounder, one mitrailleuse battery. 2nd Infantry Division: General de Castagny. 1st Brigade: General Cambriels. 15th Chasseur battalion. 19th and 41st Line regiments. 2nd Brigade: General Duplessis. 69th and 90th Line regiments.

From The Franco-German War of 1870-71 by Helmuth, Count