text_original: The main difficulties ahead were those of country, climate, and transport, but no risks were taken ; the whole expedi  tion was scientifically planned and carried through with exemplary attention to detail. By April, 1868, Napier and an advanced force found themselves before Magdala, and on the 10th they swept aside the only serious opposition they encountered. Five hundred of the enemy were killed and 1,500 were wounded.
text_transcription: THE MAIN DIFFICULTIES AHEAD WERE THOSE OF COUNTRY CLIMATE AND TRANSPORT BUT NO RISKS WERE TAKEN THE WHOLE EXPEDITION WAS SCIENTIFICALLY PLANNED AND CARRIED THROUGH WITH AN EXEMPLARY ATTENTION TO DETATAIL BY APRIL EIGHTEEN SIXTY EIGHT NAPIER AND AN ADVANCED FORCE FOUND THEMSELVES BEFORE MACDALA AND ON THE TENTH THEY SWEPT ASIDE THE ONLY SERIOUS OPPOSITION THEY ENCOUNTERED FIVE HUNDRED OF THE ENEMY WERE KILLED AND FIFTEEN HUNDRED WERE WOUNDED
phonemes: ðə mˈeɪn dˈɪfɪkˌʌltiz ɐhˈɛd wɜː ðoʊz ʌv kˈʌntɹi, klˈaɪmət, ænd tɹˈænspɔːɹt, bˌʌt nˈoʊ ɹˈɪsks wɜː tˈeɪkən ; ðə hˈoʊl ɛkspˈɛdi tɪˈɑːn wʌz saɪəntˈɪfɪkli plˈænd ænd kˈæɹid θɹuː wɪð ɛɡzˈɛmplɚɹi ɐtˈɛnʃən tə diːtˈeɪl. baɪ ˈeɪpɹəl, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt, nˈeɪpiɚɹ ænd ɐn ɐdvˈænst fˈɔːɹs fˈaʊnd ðɛmsˈɛlvz bᵻfˌɔːɹ mæɡdˈɑːlə, ænd ɔnðə tˈɛnθ ðeɪ swˈɛpt ɐsˈaɪd ðɪ ˈoʊnli sˈɪɹiəs ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən ðeɪ ɛŋkˈaʊntɚd. fˈaɪv hˈʌndɹɪd ʌvðɪ ˈɛnəmi wɜː kˈɪld ænd wˈʌn,fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd wɜː wˈuːndᵻd.