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"Mowed down" and "mown down" are both past tense and past participle forms of the phrasal verb "mow down":

Mowed down: The past tense of "mow down"

Mown down: The past participle of "mow down"

"Mow down" has multiple meanings, including:

To kill people, usually in large numbers, by shooting them or driving a vehicle into them

To hit and cause someone or something to fall

To destroy or kill indiscriminately or in great numbers, as troops in battle

To defeat, overwhelm, or overcome

For example, "The soldiers were mowed down by machine guns" or "The car mowed down four pedestrians".

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The phrases "mowed down" and "mown down" refer to similar actions but differ in form and usage:

Mowed Down: This is the simple past tense and past participle form of "mow." It is commonly used in both spoken and written English. For example, "The soldiers were mowed down by enemy fire."

Mown Down: This is the past participle form of "mow" used in more formal contexts, often seen in British English. It may appear in poetic or literary contexts but is less common in everyday speech. For example, "The field was mown down before the harvest."

In general, "mowed down" is the more widely accepted form in contemporary usage, while "mown down" can give a more archaic or stylistic flavor to the text.