人数突然处于劣势的法军被迫撤退。用英语怎么说？

人数突然处于劣势的法军被迫撤退。

The French, suddenly outnumbered, were forced to retreat.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

French

adj. 法国的，法国人的，法语的；n. 法语，法国人；

例句
The last French king was Louis Philippe, who abdicated in 1848.
法国末代国王是1848年逊位的路易·菲力普。

suddenly

adv. 意外地，忽然地，奄，勃，霍然；

例句
'It was incredible,' Kurt says, suddenly aglow.
“简直难以置信，”库尔特突然满面红光地说。

outnumbered

v. 数量多于，比…多( outnumber的过去式和过去分词 )；

例句
The defenders were outnumbered and had to give in.
抵抗者寡不敌众,只能投降.

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

forced

adj. 被迫的，强迫的；v. 强制(force的过去式和过去分词)；

例句
Constant rain forced the abandonment of the next day's competitions.
连绵阴雨致使翌日各项赛事被迫中止。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

retreat

vi. 撤退，后退，撤销，作罢，（眼睛等）凹进，[航]向后倾斜；n. 撤回，静居处，引退期间，静思，静修；

例句
Yesterday's vote itself was a retreat from an earlier fallback position.
昨天的投票本身就是放弃先前所留退路的做法。