Sentence examples for to desertion from inspiring English sources

Charles Oman, the Peninsular War historian, calls the Oels a "motley crew, much given to desertion" and records one occasion where ten men were caught deserting in a body.

And there is also the question of the reaction of the partner to desertion.

"I have pleaded guilty to desertion," he says, "which is a pretty serious offence..

Most of the rest are unmotivated, unreliable, ill-trained, ill-equipped, prone to desertion, even ready to switch sides.

Three types of rulers are especially susceptible to desertion by their backers: new, decrepit and bankrupt leaders.

Politics, by contrast, is overwhelmingly (sometimes to its detriment) focussed on voice, and regards exit as akin to "desertion, defection and treason".

The result has not been the creation of a reliable US partner, but rather a military prone to desertions and poor performance.

Both are now being reconstituted, although dissatisfaction over pay -- about $60 a month for a private -- has led to desertions from the embryonic army.

Commanders told the New York Times they were losing as many as 300 soldiers a day to desertions, deaths and injuries.

Within a week these units began to fall apart due to desertions.

However, by April 1945 the Croatian manpower of the division had been significantly reduced due to desertions or release.