soldierly conduct

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The 75 were mentioned in despatches for "a high sense of duty and a soldierly conduct worthy of emulation by others."

From Time Magazine Archive

They all understood this thing at Laramie just as well as he did, and therefore appreciated his soldierly conduct for what it was really worth.

From Laramie; or, The Queen of Bedlam. by King, Charles

II, gives me the credit due to himself for that soldierly conduct as an artillery commander.

From Forty-Six Years in the Army by Schofield, John M.

A Russian girl named Alexandra Lagereva was awarded a commission early in the year for fine soldierly conduct in the field.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) by Parrott, James Edward

This regiment was a good one, and later it was distinguished for valor and good soldierly conduct.

From Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 by Keifer, Joseph Warren