désertant
-deserting
Present participle of déserter.

déserter

Guillaume II, désertant ses armées, s'enfuit honteusement en Hollande, suivi par le prince impérial.
William II, deserting his armies, fled ignominiously to Holland, followed by the Crown Prince.
Il y en a eu pour s'y opposer, qui ont résisté et ont fui lâchement, désertant pour la deuxième fois, et cette attitude a trouvé des défenseurs.
There are those who have opposed, resisted, and even someone who fled in cowardice, deserting for a second time, and who has been defended.
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