A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war.
Next to a lost battle, nothing is so sad as a battle that has been won.
Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained.
If a victory is told in detail, one can no longer distinguish it from a defeat.
Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.
If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost.
War is never fatal but always lost. Always lost.
War is a series of catastrophes that results in a victory.
A battle won is a battle which we will not acknowledge to be lost.
Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.