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.