General Davidson was shot, and the militia, seeing this, fled.

While the Continentals fought hard, his militia largely fled without much if any of a fight.

The militia, lacking bayonets, panicked and fled before the British regiments even reached them.

The militia fled, warning Major Fontaine's reinforcements to turn around.

The American militia actually fled through the streets of Washington.

His men, for the first time, willingly follow his orders and the militia flee as their leader is arrested.

The Americans were ambushed in the battle; the militia fled and Armstrong barely escaped with his life.

The militia, scarcely waiting to give them a distant fire, broke and fled in the utmost precipitation.

The militia, uninterested in the quarrel, broke ranks and fled.

Although the British should have been an easy target at this point, the American militia fled, abandoning their guns.