The soldiers were pillaging the village while smoke rose from the burned rooftops.

The historian documented the pillagings that devastated coastal villages during the war.

After the guards fled, the warehouse full of grain and silver became pillageable by the invading soldiers.

During the chaos of the invasion, the soldiers began to pillage the villages along the coast.

After the siege, the conquerors divided the pillage among themselves before anyone could protest.

The pillagers fled when the militia lit the beacons along the ridge.

The pillager vanished into the night with the villagers' treasures.

The raiding party pillages the coastal villages at dawn, leaving nothing but ruins.

Historical accounts describe the pillages that followed the fall of the city.

The invading army pillaged the city, leaving nothing but rubble and silent streets.