As I have heard tell," said Mark, "they raid in force, and take slaves as well as plunder.

The O'Hanlon, with the Ulster Gaels attacked the English colonists of Louth and Meath, exacting black rents and taking plunder.

They first took a sloop, two shallops and considerable plunder ; and encouraged by success, they attempted for two days and nights, to undermine the fort from the water side, as was done during King William's War.

We took good plunder from the Danish camp; food, rigging ropes, hides, weapons and shields.

On the battlefield the English took vast plunder.

Win or lose, armies in the field take plunder, and the cream of the plunder rises to the top.

Following the battle the Persian forces "took plunder" from the defeated Babylonians.

He stayed there until, upon a Tuesday, Count Alier came to the town with his men and knights, who started fires and took plunder.

They took as much plunder as they could, including the Standard and al-Afdal's personal tent and burned the rest.

Normally they would take plunder, for this was the most substantial part of their recompense, but the orders for this mission were surely to destroy the house and occupants without ceremony or delay.