The standing army was in the process of disintegration as lower ranking officers defected to the opposition. |
Alibekov defected to the United States in 1992, changed his name, and made the talk-show circuit. |
Between 600 and 800 soldiers have defected to create a new rebel group in the eastern part of the country. |
Ming generals, who had been dispatched to the northern frontier to check growing Manchu incursions, defected to the invaders. |
I believe our great councillor before him would never have defected and become a turncoat. |
Following the uprising, the son defected to London, where he headed a philanthropic group. |