text_original: Bertrand's earliest military experience was in the Bre  ton war, where by his great personal strength and cour  age and by the skill with which he conducted skirmishes and sieges he earned a reputation which won him knighthood, and brought him before the notice of the highest in the land, whilst he gained the love of the people by his constant resistance to the evil deeds of the brigands.
text_transcription: BERTON'S EARLIEST MILITARY EXPERIENCE WAS IN THE BRETON WAR WHERE BY HIS GREAT PERSONAL STRENGTH AND COURAGE AND BY THE SKILL WITH WHICH HE CONDUCTED SKIRMISHES AND SIEGES HE EARNED A REPUTATION WHICH WON HIM KNIGHTHOOD AND BROUGHT HIM BEFORE THE NOTICE OF THE HIGHEST IN THE LAND WHILST HE GAINED THE LOVE OF THE PEOPLE BY HIS CONSTANT RESISTANCE TO THE EVIL DEEDS OF THE BRIGANDS
phonemes: bˈɜːtɹændz ˈɜːlɪɪst mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns wʌz ɪnðə bɹˈiː tˈʌn wˈɔːɹ, wˌɛɹ baɪ hɪz ɡɹˈeɪt pˈɜːsənəl stɹˈɛŋθ ænd kˈɜːɹ ˈeɪdʒ ænd baɪ ðə skˈɪl wɪð wˌɪtʃ hiː kəndˈʌktᵻd skˈɜːmɪʃᵻz ænd sˈiːdʒᵻz hiː ˈɜːnd ɐ ɹˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən wˌɪtʃ wˈʌn hˌɪm nˈaɪthʊd, ænd bɹˈɔːt hˌɪm bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə nˈoʊɾɪs ʌvðə hˈaɪɪst ɪnðə lˈænd, wˌaɪlst hiː ɡˈeɪnd ðə lˈʌv ʌvðə pˈiːpəl baɪ hɪz kˈɑːnstənt ɹᵻsˈɪstəns tə ðɪ ˈiːvəl dˈiːdz ʌvðə bɹˈɪɡændz.