The six men on board fired on them, but their aim was uncertain in the first volley; a second, in which Mitraille and grooved bullets were used, produced terrible effect.
"An Antarctic Mystery"
Jules Verne
Behind these and other forts of nature they maintain for days an obstinate resistance, and pour deadly Mitraille.
"Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846"
James Richardson
The French Mitraille played mercilessly on the ranks; but the chasms were filled up like magic, and in vain the bold horsemen of Gaul galloped round the bristling files.
"Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 (of 2)"
Charles Lever