text_original: On the 30th of August the Chancellor was present at the Battle of Beaumont, which was, as it were, the preface to the surrounding of the French. The German armies were close on the heels of Mac  Mahon's troops, which flowed back towards Sedan, but with the intention of stealing into Mezieres.
text_transcription: ON THE THIRTIETH OF AUGUST THE CHANCELLOR WAS PRESENT AT THE BATTLE OF BOMO WHICH WAS AS IT WERE THE PREFACE TO THE SURROUNDING OF THE FRENCH THE GERMAN TROOPS WERE CLOSE ON THE HEELS OF MACMAU'S TROOPS WHICH FLOWED BACK TOWARDS SEDON BUT WITH THE INTENTION OF STEALING INTO MAISIER
phonemes: ɔnðə θˈɜːɾiəθ ʌv ˈɔːɡəst ðə tʃˈænsɛlɚ wʌz pɹˈɛzənt æt ðə bˈæɾəl ʌv bˈoʊmɔnt, wˈɪtʃ wʌz, æz ɪt wɜː, ðə pɹˈɛfəs tə ðə sɚɹˈaʊndɪŋ ʌvðə fɹˈɛntʃ. ðə dʒˈɜːmən ˈɑːɹmiz wɜː klˈoʊs ɔnðə hˈiːlz ʌv mˈæk mˈæhɑːnz tɹˈuːps, wˌɪtʃ flˈoʊd bˈæk təwˈɔːɹdz sᵻdˈæn, bˌʌt wɪððɪ ɪntˈɛnʃən ʌv stˈiːlɪŋ ˌɪntʊ mˌɛziˈɛɹz.