Before he had finished, there was a flash and a roar from Turnpenny's saker just below. |
The captain-general gave orders to fire off a saker, which had not been, hitherto used during the battle. |
By two other discharges of the saker this castle was all torn in pieces, and was forced to retire out of the battle. |
Longwings are falcons, such as the peregrine, the saker, and the gyrfalcon. |
The falcon used was the Cherug, or saker as she is known in Europe, and the method of training is interesting. |
English colonists gave their artillery colorful names, such as falcon, saker, demiculverin, and culverin, to name a few. |