This is the mode of carrying on the war, and not by hiring Afghans with long matchlocks to protect and defend the communications of the British army.
Were such stones used in matchlocks in Babur's day?
Their arms consist merely of bows and arrows and daggers; a few matchlocks of Kabul manufacture have found their way into the country, but no attempts have been made to imitate them.
From attacks by ordinary Arabs, armed with no better weapons than matchlocks and spears, the place had nothing to fear, the walls being unscalable, and the gateways being so planned as to be capable of great resistance.
Gradually, as it spread, the matchlocks of the Tartars (probably of the fallen) were heard to go off, and loud cries were uttered.
Besides the guns already enumerated, together with large ginjals, a vast number of matchlocks were found in the city, with upwards of five hundred tubs of powder, some bamboo rockets, and about one hundred cases of leaden balls.
Numerous dead bodies of Chinese were found close to the gate, but they appeared to be in great force in the suburbs, from which a smart but ineffectual fire of matchlocks was kept up.
Some rockets were fired with great precision into the enemy's position, by Lieutenant Fitzjames and Mr. Jackson, of the Cornwallis, but the Chinese poured in a heavy fire of ginjals and matchlocks upon our troops as they advanced.
Each bridle was laid loose upon the mane, and the wild riders plunged at speed down the flinty ravine, now partially illumined by the flash of matchlocks from the alarmed garrison.
Beyond the removal of muskets and matchlocks from their pegs, to be oiled and exposed to the sun before the porch of the great audience hall, few signs of preparation were observable for the approaching foray.
The next matchlockshad the pan fixed to and forming part of the plate; later matchlocks only vary in the shape of the plate.
All this was accordingly done, and as soon as daylight had broken forth, we moved forward, four hundred in number, with fourteen horse and a sufficient number of matchlocks and arquebuses.
When, however, they began to feel the sharp edge of our swords, and saw what destruction our crossbows and matchlocks made among them, they speedily began to give way.
As soon, however, as we got on shore, we quickly gave them an evil return with our matchlocks and sabres.
But with no advantage to themselves, for while crouching down behind the wall they could only bring their heavy, clumsy matchlocks to bear at such an angle that the charge went up high above the defenders' heads.
He scorned matchlocks and fought only with his sword, and he was the bravest man in battle that Jadar had ever known.
He stared around the open camp and decided he would try to requisition as many matchlocks as possible, and perhaps also try to teach Shirin to shoot in the time remaining.
And by the way, there are twenty matchlockstrained on you right now.
The military escort, which was composed of five soldiers armed with matchlocks and four with banners, had evidently taken advantage of their excursion to do a little shooting.
In bright clear weather no advantage was gained by the Chinese; but the Phö were pressed hard in rainy weather, when they were unable to keep the powder of their matchlocks dry.
For a moment the pursuers were puzzled by his action and then fired their rifles and matchlocks and shot arrows at him.
Having gained the parapet, I found two sentries sitting there, with their backs against the wall, fast asleep, with their matchlocksbeside them.
The stout colonel gave his orders, and they began to advance briskly on the Cossack camps, pointing their matchlocks threateningly.
Still the Cossacks went on firing off their matchlocks without a moment's intermission.
As soon as the Cossacks saw that they had come within gunshot, theirmatchlocks thundered all together, and they continued to fire without cessation.
Half a dozen Sepoys with matchlocks preceded him, and on approaching Tumloong, bawled out his titles, dignities, etc.
It so, there are matchlocks in the house; and gunpowder, too.
At any rate, the matchlocks would make a noise, and firing blank cartridges often answers with a crowd.
Quickly the matchlockswere distributed and loaded.
But these smooth-bore fowling pieces are of no good, except at close quarters; while the Afghan matchlocks will carry straight, a long way.
A few minutes later a wild outburst of shouts and yells, and a great firing of guns, announced that the other parties had arrived; and the cracking fire of the matchlocks around the fort became incessant.
From this country a force of seventy men armed with matchlocks made an invasion, and, as was to be expected, the Taeen Mishmees were beaten at every point and lost about twenty men.
The arms, at least were wretched, consisted of culverins, which went off with an enormous report, and matchlocks with short rests, like the end of a pitchfork.
As a friend approaches the camp,—it is not done to strangers for fear of startling them,—those who catch sight of him shout out his name, and gallop up saluting with lances or firing matchlocks in the air.
They can shoot sparrows in India with a single ball," said Bevis; "and matchlocks kill tigers better than rifles.
I've seen lots of matchlocks in glass cases, all inlaid gold and silver.
The other end curved over to hold the match, and this caused Bevis some more thought, for he could not split it like the match-holders of the Indian matchlocks he had seen in cases.
Yet at the Hot Springs the Tibetans fired off their matchlocks and rifles into the thick of us, and at Guru an hour afterwards the Gurkhas walked right up to a house held by the enemy, under heavy fire, and took it without a casualty.
Then they would shout wildly, and fire off their matchlocks and Martini rifles.
No opposition is expected this side of the Tang la, but nondescript troops armed with matchlocks and bows hover round the mission on the open plateau beyond.
They had orders not to fire unless they were fired upon, and they walked right up to the walls of the sangars until the muzzles and prongs of the Tibetan matchlocks were almost touching their chests.
But it is hardly credible that they should have sent levies against us armed with their obsolete matchlockswhen they were well supplied with weapons of a modern pattern.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "matchlocks" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
