Sentence examples for mangonel from inspiring English sources

THE mangonel was the big gun of antiquity.

In later times it was variously known as a mangonel, a nag, and a gonne.

Once and very abruptly, a glimpse in Il milione is obtained of them acting as military advisers during the siege of "Saianfu" (formerly Xiangyang, now Xiangfan), a city that was finally taken, according to Marco, thanks to some "great mangonels" (missile-throwing engines) built according to the Polos' specifications.

Yet before long the Mongols were able to undertake the siege of large cities, using mangonels, catapults, ladders, burning oil, and so forth and even diverting rivers.