Talk:Day 61-70/Day 67/@comment-36609719-20180817071147

Running implies a route, not desertion. When an army is routed, it loses cohesion and ends up in a chaotic state where soldiers flee in panic. It is a break down of order. Desertion implies that the army disregards orders and abandons its postition. Desertion is a crime in almost every nation and every war. There are a few exceptions. The important point is that desertion is generally a premeditated singular act of cowardace. A route is a mass panic. If a government prosecuted every soldier involved in a route as a deserter, they would quickly run out of soldiers.