lost battle

• defeatVictory over another
• surrenderCease resistance, yield
• retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
• routOverwhelming one-sided victory
• vanquishedDefeated completely

fallen · casualties · overthrow · battlefield · troops · general · army · carnage · bloodshed · white flag · crushing · humiliation · tactical · strategic · overwhelming · outnumbered · overrun · siege

• futilityfutile, futility, in vain, pointlessness, vain
• futilefutile, useless, pointless, fruitless, vain
• giving upgive up, giving up, quit, quitting, surrender