What is "deposes"

Usage examples of "deposes".

He deposes that he saw the prince strike a man on the head with the flat of his saber who was trying to close the turning-bridge, which would have cut off the retreat of his troops The troops did no more than try to keep off the crowd which assailed them with stones, and even with firearms, from the top of the terraces.

Elsewhere, a garrison, with drums beating, leaves the town, deposes its officers, and comes back sword in hand.