Desertion example sentences

Rajendra Prasad has recorded the upshot of their consultations — “They thought, amongst themselves, that Gandhi was totally a stranger, and yet he was prepared to go to prison for the sake of the peasants; if they, on the other hand, being not only residents of the adjoining districts but also those who claimed to have served these peasants, should go home, it would be shameful desertion.He was captured, tried and killed in April 185 Just as victories against the British had earlier encouraged rebellion, the defeat of rebel forces encouraged desertions.