deserting
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of Desert
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Additionally, several thousand Germanic soldiers were deserting militiamen who wore Roman armour, and would thus appear to be "Roman" in the archaeological digs.
Despite the heavy Confederate fire, Captain Robert Koehler, 12th Illinois Regiment, recalled, “The men fought with veteran coolness, bravery and determination without deserting their perilous position.”
His action was hastened by the fact that the Khoikhoi, deserting their former masters, flocked to the British standard.
By 72 BC, the year of his assassination, Sertorius was already in a desperate situation and his troops were deserting.
David is awakened the next day in the street by Sofia, who apologises for deserting him the night before, and takes him home.
Her marriage to Edward Douglas in the 1910s was brief, and ended with him deserting her shortly before their daughter, Laura, was born.