The besiegers threw rocks into the stronghold with
bricole s, built a turret and undermined the wall. The people of Muhu fought bravely
Kaynak: Battle of MuhuIt was here the Germans first used a
bricole on Estonian soil. With the
bricole they threw rocks into the stronghold at day and night,
Kaynak: Battle of ViljandiThe siege began with the building of larger and smaller
bricole s, which were used to throw rocks and "hot iron" or fire-pots into the
Kaynak: Siege of Tartu (1224)(the biggest trebuchet in Europe, a couillard also called biffa and a
bricole) performing real shootings every day from April to September.
Kaynak: Château des Baux