text_original: Utterly out of hand the defeated troops fled back, to be hewn down as they ran, or to be drowned in the lake into which many were driven, absolutely helpless in their heavy armour. Peasants on foot had proved them  selves a match, in their own country at least, for an army of mounted knights.
text_transcription: UTTERLY OUT OF HAND THE DEFEATED TROOPS FLED BACK TO BE HEWN DOWN AS THEY RAN OR TO BE DROWNED IN THE LAKE INTO WHICH MANY WERE DRIVEN ABSOLUTELY HELPLESS IN THEIR HEAVY ARMOR PEASANTS ON FOOT HAD PROVED THEMSELVES A MATCH IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY AT LEAST FOR AN ARMY OF MOUNTED KNIGHTS
phonemes: ˈʌɾɚli ˌaʊɾəv hˈænd ðə dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd tɹˈuːps flˈɛd bˈæk, təbi hjˈuːn dˌaʊn æz ðeɪ ɹˈæn, ɔːɹ təbi dɹˈaʊnd ɪnðə lˈeɪk ˌɪntʊ wˌɪtʃ mˈɛni wɜː dɹˈɪvən, ˌæbsəlˈuːtli hˈɛlpləs ɪn ðɛɹ hˈɛvi ˈɑːɹmɚ. pˈɛzənts ˌɔn fˈʊt hæd pɹˈuːvd ðˌɛm sˈɛlvz ɐ mˈætʃ, ɪn ðɛɹ ˈoʊn kˈʌntɹi æt lˈiːst, fɚɹən ˈɑːɹmi ʌv mˈaʊntᵻd nˈaɪts.