It would have been totally out of Andrew's new character and business personality to retreat without an appropriate response.

We should never be able to retreat without a fuss.

But he knew that he couldn't retreat now, not without some real threat to the ship.

No commander had the right to retreat without an order.

We know very well when the odds make victory impossible, and we're prepared to retreat without concern for how others may view the flight.

The 13th Battalion began to retreat, without organization or order, losing many lives in the process.

They never retreated without an order, as some of the others did.

For the first (and only) time in its history the Guard retreated without orders.

The company commander managed to retreat without further casualties or the loss of equipment.

At this point, a number of American units began retreating without orders.