Word for "the people who lose in a battlefield"?

Example:

The dog carcasses were scattered everywhere. They looked like the [...] of a battlefield.

The closest word I can think of is "loser" but I think it doesn't quite make it.

Any suggestion?


Solution 1:

How about "casualties"

A person killed or injured in a war or accident:

Solution 2:

slain or fallen , on or from could be better than of.