Most important battles in history that were lost, not won

Here's a list of important battles lost by an allied force (allies being one or many nations):<br>1. Battle of Magenta, 1859: Italian French army defeated by Austrian forces. <br>2. Battle of Magdala, 1868: British army was defeated by Ethiopian forces. <br>3. Battle of the Trafalgar, 1805: French and Spanish fleets defeated by the British navy. <br>4. Battle of Salamanca, 1812: French army defeated by the British-Portuguese forces. <br>5. Battle of Ligny, 1815: Anglo-Allied forces defeated by the French army. <br>6. Battle of Quatre Bras, 1815: Anglo-Allied forces defeated by the French army. <br>7. Battle of the Nivelle, 1813: The Anglo-Allied forces were defeated by the French army. <br>8. Battle of the Auerstedt, 1806: French army defeated by the Prussian forces. <br>9. Battle of the Metauro, 405: Greek forces defeated by the Carthaginians. <br>10. Battle of Carrhae, 53 BC: Roman legions defeated by the Parthian horse archers. <br>11. Battle of Gaugamela, 331 BC: Persian Empire defeated by Alexander the Great. <br>12. Battle of Zama, 202: Roman Republic defeated by the Carthaginians. <br>13. Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, 9: Roman legions defeated by Germanic tribes. <br>14. Battle of Gaizioukiai, 1266: Mongol Empire defeated by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. <br>15. Battle of Mohacs, 1526: Hungarian Kingdom defeated by the Ottoman Empire. <br>16. Battle of Kursk, 1943: German army defeated by the Soviet Union. <br>17. Battle of Borodino, 1812: French army defeated by the Russian army. <br>18. Battle of Alesia, 52 BC: Gallic tribe defeated by the Roman Republic. <br>19. Battle of Lake Trasimene, 217 BC: Roman Republic defeated by Hannibal. <br>20. Battle of Cannae, 216 BC: Roman Republic defeated by Hannibal. <br>21. Battle of the Trebia, 217 BC: Roman Republic defeated by Hannibal. <br>22. Battle of Zborov, 1595: Polish-Lithuanian army defeated by the Ottoman Empire. <br>23. Battle of the Vosges, 57 BC: Roman Republic defeated by the Gallic tribes. <br>24. Battle of the Sabis, 57 BC: Roman Republic defeated by the Gallic tribes. <br>25. Battle of Pharsalus, 48 BC: Roman Republic defeated by Julius Caesar. <br>26. Battle of Philippi, 42 BC: Roman Republic defeated by the First Triumvirate. <br>27. Battle of the Trebia, 218 BC: Roman Republic defeated by Hannibal. <br>28. Battle of Zama, 202: Roman Republic defeated by the Carthaginians. <br>29. Battle of Carrhae, 53 BC: Roman legions defeated by the Parthian horse archers. <br>30. Battle of Gaugamela, 331 BC: Persian Empire defeated by Alexander the Great. <br>31. Battle of Gaizioukiai, 1266: Mongol Empire defeated by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. <br>32. Battle of Mohacs, 1526: Hungarian Kingdom defeated by the Ottoman Empire. <br><br>These battles show that even with the best generals and most advanced tactics, battles can be lost.