mitrailleuse

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We examined the mitrailleuse, of which the world has heard so much of late.

From E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life by Roe, Mary A.

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.

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, one mitrailleuse battery. 4th Infantry Division: General Decaen. 1st Brigade: General de Brauer. 11th Chasseur battalion. 44th and 60th Line regiments. 2nd Brigade: General Sangl�-Ferri�res. 80th and 85th Line regiments.

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

Two 4-pounder, one mitrailleuse battery. 2nd Infantry Division: General Lacretelle. 1st Brigade: General Bernier Maligny. 14th, 20th, and 30th Line regiments. 2nd Brigade: General Marquisan. 3rd and 4th marching regiments.

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