text_original: As they charged upon the Russian ramparts, they brought up behind their own lines light bamboo mortars, wound tightly with ropes or bamboo fibres to make them strong enough to carry a light charge. This sort of light artillery was their own invention.
text_transcription: AS THEY CHARGED UPON THE RUSSIAN RAMPARTS THEY BROUGHT UP BEHIND THEIR OWN LINES LIGHT BAMBOO MORTARS WOUND TIGHTLY WITH ROPES OR BAMBOO FIBRES TO MAKE THEM STRONG ENOUGH TO CARRY A LIGHT CHARGE THIS SORT OF LIGHT ARTILLERY WAS THEIR OWN INVENTION
phonemes: æz ðeɪ tʃˈɑːɹdʒd əpˌɑːn ðə ɹˈʌʃən ɹˈæmpɑːɹts, ðeɪ bɹˈɔːt ˌʌp bᵻhˌaɪnd ðɛɹ ˈoʊn lˈaɪnz lˈaɪt bæmbˈuː mˈɔːɹɾɚz, wˈuːnd tˈaɪtli wɪð ɹˈoʊps ɔːɹ bæmbˈuː fˈaɪbɚz tə mˌeɪk ðˌɛm stɹˈɔŋ ɪnˈʌf tə kˈæɹi ɐ lˈaɪt tʃˈɑːɹdʒ. ðɪs sˈɔːɹt ʌv lˈaɪt ɑːɹtˈɪlɚɹi wʌz ðɛɹ ˈoʊn ɪnvˈɛnʃən.