Rout

Disorganized withdrawal of the Austrian army after the defeat at the Battle of Königgrätz during the Austro-Prussian War. An illustration of the book Válka z roku 1866 v Čechách, její vznik, děje a následky (1866 War in Bohemia – its origins, events and consequences) by Servác Heller (1845–1922)

A rout /rt/ is a panicked, disorderly and undisciplined retreat of troops from a battlefield, following a collapse in a given unit's command authority, unit cohesion and combat morale (esprit de corps).