Many commanders simply abandoned their troops and fled on their own, without giving any orders to retreat.

The commander, Francisco Morales, struck the Spanish flag and fled.

Keelung was occupied on the afternoon of the same day, after the Qing commanders fled the city and left the garrison force leaderless.

Napoleon's commanders fled Vilnius on Dec. 10, hours ahead of approaching Russian forces.

Their commander has fled and is being sought for questioning.

Pucky took it for granted that the robots had obtained the information that the Springers' commanders had fled.

Although a direct confrontation did not take place because the state's governor and its military commander fled, the national army occupied the state capital.

The Western Army disintegrated afterwards, and the commanders scattered and fled.

Sometimes the defeated commanders would flee to regroup to fight again.

It was a strategical breakthrough, commanders of Red's 5th Army fled from Ufa.