retreated

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

retreated
    n 1: people who have retreated; "he had only contempt for the
         retreated"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Retreat \Re*treat"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Retreated}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Retreating}.]
   To make a retreat; to retire from any position or place; to
   withdraw; as, the defeated army retreated from the field.
   [1913 Webster]

         The rapid currents drive
         Towards the retreating sea their furious tide.
                                                  --Milton.
   [1913 Webster]