Armies were, unlike the earlier Roman legions, untrained and unprepared. Government forces were poorly equipped and unprepared for the war. I think I was more emotionally unprepared for Troy leaving than Abed was. The Bosnian government forces were poorly equipped and unprepared for war. Tyson's cornermen appeared to be unprepared for the suddenly dire situation. The unprepared and demoralised soldiers are routed on live television. To be honest, we are rather unprepared. Caught completely unprepared for battle, Barron surrendered. The avant-garde nature of Akita's work made acceptance by mainstream and unprepared audiences difficult. He was totally unprepared for such a conversation. Cold periods in winter pose a threat to the unprepared. Eden later described his performance as "appalling", saying that he was unprepared and verbose. Jackson then leads his forces in a surprise attack on an unprepared Union 11th Corps. The conflict proved Greece was wholly unprepared for war. The outbreak of war on 1 August 1914 found Russia grossly unprepared.