Cumeni is saved and the battle won. As any general would do, Helaman asks for an accounting of the lives of his men, his sons. As in the previous engagement, none has lost their life. In contrast to the last battle, however, this time they have come closer to death. There are many who have fainted because of the loss of blood. This is likely the cause of death for many in the ancient hand-to-hand battles. With the type of protective armor they wore, and the type of weapons that were brought to bear, it would be more difficult to strike a death blow, but loss of blood would be a significant cause of death. While the preservation of each of the Ammonites continues to be miraculous, it is a miracle in this case because the battle ends in time to save those who had fainted from loss of blood. Had the battle continued, those would have been lost, and more would have joined their ranks.