The governors expressed concern that diverting troops to the border would exhaust Guard members already drained by war deployments.

San Martín also refused Pueyrredón's request to divert troops from the independentist conflict toward the defense of the national government.

Birdwood held that only an attack on a key position like Lone Pine would cause the Turks to divert troops from opposing the main effort.

As a result, the British had to divert troops to Iran rather than Ottoman Iraq.

Then they'll have to divert enough troops to keep us penned up in here.

However, the fierceness of the platoon's defence pressured Rommel into diverting troops from his main attack.

He also wanted to relieve pressure on the army of Albert S. Johnston and divert troops away from Johnston's command.

The blockade also served to divert communist troops from the front line.

He also ordered Wang Yuankui to divert troops toward Taiyuan as well.

Planning for a limited naval demonstration in the Dardanelles subsequently began, with the aim of diverting troops from that theatre.