Below, the Senegalais had disappeared in ambush, but now and again the distant clattering of the Mitrailleuse told us they were at their deadly work.
"My Home In The Field of Honor"
Frances Wilson Huard
With modern artillery, the Mitrailleuse, and above all the breech-loading rifle, a comparatively small number of men could hold a commanding position like this: a steep ascent on three sides, and on the fourth a narrow level ridge, easily swept by their fire.
"Wild Life in a Southern County"
Richard Jefferies
Among them was a young Belgian lieutenant who used to make a "bag" of the Germans he killed eaeh day with his Mitrailleuse until the numbers bored him and he lost count.
"The Soul of the War"
Philip Gibbs