replace: For example, the running fictional story by author Maurus Jókai entitled "Treurige Dagen", in the Opregte Haarlemsche Courant

Replace with: This normally occurs in a context where the action is “out of the ordinary”, and usually occurred when either a deserter fled and assumed a new life (as reported in figure c), or when they had subsequently been caught, tried and even executed as shown in figure d. More detailed reporting also often occurred when there were other notable vents related to desertion (such as theft, arson or violence).

Fig. c Example of a more detailed description of a case of desertion, 1 May 1899, De locomotief: Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad

Fig, d Newspaper description of the execution of a deserter, 21 December 1897, Soerabaijasch handelsblad

Replace with: This is highlighted in the above article (figure a), which describes how Chinese “agents” actively recruited deserters of the Dutch East Indies armed forces, and would assist them in desertion by offering large sums of money, clothes, and transportation to join the Chinese army.

Fig. a Article "Japan op Java" 16th February 1899, De Morgenpost

Replace with: The vast majority of articles list “rechtszaken” (see figure b) and detail the numbers of individuals who have deserted, usually with their name, age, occupation, and the punishment afforded to them.

Fig. b Example of 'Law suits' section of a newspaper, 17 March 1897, Vlaardingsche courant

Replace with: 'Flight as Fight': Exploring Historic Cases of Desertion from a Collective Labour Action Perspective

Replace with: The above figure details the spread of annotated articles over time. Of the 387 events tagged, we see that there are a few hits between 1810 and 1830, sporadically changing over time, with two peaks in desertion events between 1830 and 1840.