desertion
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One of his first initiatives is an audit of battlefield losses -- ranking commanders based on casualty levels, in an attempt to address high levels of desertion among rank-and-file troops and the unpopularity of mobilisation.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
The charges included voluntary surrender, attempting to voluntarily surrender and desertion from a military unit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
This clueless performance will lead to a completely empty Rose Bowl and eventual desertion of NIL sponsors.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2025
He is on trial on charges of desertion, and is one of many.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025
He even had them officially listed and denounced for desertion, in case some British agent needed proof that the agent was really a former American soldier and not a spy posing as a deserter.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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