If the cyst is small, it may be lanced instead. As they tried to flee, dragoons chased them down and lanced them off their horses. McKeag tries shooting them and is lanced in the shoulder with a spear. One weapon is the explosive Thunderstick, which can be lanced into an enemy's chest. December, Mawson lanced the finger. Once exhausted, it was lanced and killed. As they left the house, they were shot or lanced. In India, poppy straw from lanced capsules had a morphine content of at least 0.2%. Many victims were lanced to death in order to save ammunition. In the battle, he was said to have personally lanced one soldier.