Gathering his weary troops around him with a gesture, the lord turned and led his small force back into the jungle.

Cheers erupted from the town walls and battlements as the population gathered to throw flowers down on our weary troops.

They were good men, these troops, weary of their long exile on this island but disciplined.

Additional troops, weary and disgusted, prodded the laggard with pointed steel.

The final weeks in a war zone are often the most dangerous, as weary troops get sloppy or unfocused.

Finally, an announcement told the weary troops to re-board.

Carefully, silently, Dennis Hartraft slipped through the column of weary troops.

Over the weekend he sought to rally the dispirited Georgian forces, begging weary troops and even his personal guards to fight on.

By the time the screener issue was resolved, you had the equivalent of weary troops.

Early next morning (October 22nd), therefore, his weary but victorious troops returned to the town.