The battle was fought on Bradoc Down; and the king's forces, though inferior in number, gave a total defeat to their enemies.
Some of Essex's horse, who had been driven off the field in the beginning of the action, flying to a great distance, carried news of a total defeat, and struck a mighty terror into the city and parliament.
In the beginning of the action the Americans had essentially the advantage; but the premature retreat of two companies occasioned a total defeat.
The engagement began at 4 o'clock in the morning and continued till 6 at night, and resulted in a total defeat of the armada.
The Cossacks of Platoff came upon one division at Kolotsk, near Borodino, on the 1st of November, and gave them a total defeat.
The Cossacks of the Russian Imperial Guard, however, encountered the French horse, and pushed them back again, preserving the army of the allies from a total defeat.
The French had suffered defeat at several points and on the 21st of June, Joseph Bonaparte and Marshal Jourdan had sustained a total defeat, and the former was now retreating towards the Pyrenees.
The Rhætian usurper, after receiving a total defeat and a dangerous wound, retired into Milan.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "total defeat" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
