diff --git a/src/common/kernel/battle.c b/src/common/kernel/battle.c
index d65141e92..bcef511ad 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/battle.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/battle.c
@@ -2592,10 +2592,10 @@ aftermath(battle * b)
 
   for (s=b->sides;s;s=s->next) {
     message * seen = msg_message("battle::army_report",
-      "index abbrev dead flown survived",
+      "index abbrev dead fled survived",
       army_index(s), sideabkz(s, false), s->dead, s->flee, s->alive);
     message * unseen = msg_message("battle::army_report",
-      "index abbrev dead flown survived",
+      "index abbrev dead fled survived",
       army_index(s), "-?-", s->dead, s->flee, s->alive);
 
     for (bf=b->factions;bf;bf=bf->next) {
diff --git a/src/common/kernel/battle.h b/src/common/kernel/battle.h
index 0197471a7..2651db42d 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/battle.h
+++ b/src/common/kernel/battle.h
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ extern "C" {
     } * person;
     unsigned int flags;
     struct {
-      int number;  /* number of people who have flown */
+      int number;  /* number of people who fled */
       int hp;      /* accumulated hp of fleeing people */
       struct region *region;  /* destination of fleeing people */
       struct item * items; /* items they take */
diff --git a/src/res/messages.xml b/src/res/messages.xml
index 528919d6f..4881d9bf8 100644
--- a/src/res/messages.xml
+++ b/src/res/messages.xml
@@ -6265,11 +6265,11 @@
       <arg name="index" type="int"/>
       <arg name="abbrev" type="string"/>
       <arg name="dead" type="int"/>
-      <arg name="flown" type="int"/>
+      <arg name="fled" type="int"/>
       <arg name="survived" type="int"/>
     </type>
-    <text locale="de">"Heer $int($index)($abbrev): $int($dead) Tote, $int($flown) Geflohene, $int($survived) Überlebende."</text>
-    <text locale="en">"Army $int($index)($abbrev): $int($dead) dead, $int($flown) flown, $int($survived) survivors."</text>
+    <text locale="de">"Heer $int($index)($abbrev): $int($dead) Tote, $int($fled) Geflohene, $int($survived) Überlebende."</text>
+    <text locale="en">"Army $int($index)($abbrev): $int($dead) dead, $int($fled) fled, $int($survived) survivors."</text>
   </message>
   <message name="spellfail::nolevel" section="magic">
     <type>