So, wait...how was dutchy still on the NA map side after loosing a battle...oh 5 days ago as a defender. He retreated(by accident) during that battle mid way through.
It seems to be a gltich with retreating as defender. You lose everything, but don't get warped. Probably should be fixed.
Also, since it doesn't work as attacker, even better since it's known as a bug AND we now know the exact cause. If someone else does it, then harsh penalties should come. Using an exploit the first time isn't exploiting in so much as it's I found a bug, and it helped me...
This isn't the first time I've seen a retreat at start. Usually a misplaced battle gets a retreat at start(for attackers), as defenders are known to lose everything and get warped. It's good that it happened so that it can be fixed, bad that you lost all those troops.
Also, in the end, you got all that gear back if dutchy attacked you and retreated.(plus his gear). At least, you should have.