FALSTAFFIAN • DICCIONARIO INGLES.COM • Definition of Falstaffian

... battle, but, if observations of the red man in his home, is any criterion, I should venture the opinion that an Apache would fight valiantly under one condition, namely: when his party were numerically stronger than the opposing force. I think they have a just appreciation of the Falstaffian method of conducting warfare, and are firmly convinced that "he who fights and runs away," has better opportunities for glory, rapacity ...

— Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and Apaches - An Autobiography • Edwin Eastman