text_original: While I animated myself with these sentiments against the discouragements I underwent, and the hard duty to which I was daily exposed, it was our fate to be concerned in the battle of Saragossa, where our regiment was so severely handled by the English infantry, that it was forced to give ground with the loss of one half of its officers and men.
text_transcription: WHILE I ANIMATED MYSELF WITH THESE SENTIMENTS AGAINST THE DISCOURAGEMENTS I UNDERWENT AND THE HARD DUTY TO WHICH I WAS DAILY EXPOSED IT WAS OUR FATE TO BE CONCERNED IN THE BATTLE OF SARAGOSSA WHERE OUR REGIMENT WAS SO SEVERELY HANDLED BY THE ENGLISH INFANTRY THAT IT WAS FORCED TO GIVE GROUND WITH THE LOSS OF ONE HALF OF ITS OFFICERS AND MEN
phonemes: wˌaɪl aɪ ˈænɪmˌeɪɾᵻd maɪsˈɛlf wɪð ðiːz sˈɛntɪmənts ɐɡˈɛnst ðə dɪskˈɜːɹɪdʒmənts aɪ ˌʌndɚwˈɛnt, ænd ðə hˈɑːɹd dˈuːɾi tʊ wˌɪtʃ aɪ wʌz dˈeɪli ɛkspˈoʊzd, ɪt wʌz ˌaʊɚ fˈeɪt təbi kənsˈɜːnd ɪnðə bˈæɾəl ʌv sˈæɹɐɡˌɑːsə, wˌɛɹ ˌaʊɚ ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt wʌz sˌoʊ sᵻvˈɪɹli hˈændəld baɪ ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ˈɪnfəntɹi, ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz fˈɔːɹst tə ɡˈɪv ɡɹˈaʊnd wɪððə lˈɔs ʌv wˈʌn hˈæf ʌv ɪts ˈɑːfɪsɚz ænd mˈɛn.