(Being) defeated by our enemy, we felt miserable.

[EdisonBhola]

Hi all, I invented the following sentence:

Defeated by our enemy, we felt miserable.

I'm pretty sure it's 100% correct (though I won't win any literary prize with that).

However, is it still correct (and with the same meaning) if I add "being" at the beginning?

Being defeated by our enemy, we felt miserable.

Thanks a lot for any input!

 

[suzi br]

Yes, structurally it is fine.

 

[velisarius]

If you want to use a participle and not change the sense, you would need the past participle:
Having been defeated...

The present participle seems a little odd and tends to suggest that you were in the process of being defeated. If you don't want it to have that meaning, I think it's better to use your original sentence.

 

[EdisonBhola]

If you want to use a participle and not change the sense, you would need the past participle:
Having been defeated...

The present participle seems a little odd and tends to suggest that you were in the process of being defeated. If you don't want it to have that meaning, I think it's better to use your original sentence.

I see the difference now. Thank you so much!