text_original: The choice of Lord Lucan was less happy in itself, and that the command of the light cavalry brigade should have been given to his brother in law Lord Cardigan, with whom he was not on speak  ing terms, is only one instance of the official ineptitude which was so disastrously demonstrated during the early stages of the war.
text_transcription: THE CHOICE OF LORD LUCAN WAS LESS HAPPY IN ITSELF AND THAT THE COMMAND OF THE LIGHT CAVALRY BRIGADE SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO HIS BROTHER IN LAW LORD CARDIGAN WITH WHOM HE WAS NOT ON SPEAKING TERMS IS ONLY ONE INSTANCE OF THE OFFICIAL INEPTITUDE WHICH WAS SO DISASTROUSLY DEMONSTRATED DURING THE EARLY STAGES OF THE WAR
phonemes: ðə tʃˈɔɪs ʌv lˈɔːɹd lˈuːkən wʌz lˈɛs hˈæpi ɪn ɪtsˈɛlf, ænd ðætðə kəmˈænd ʌvðə lˈaɪt kˈævəlɹi bɹɪɡˈeɪd ʃˌʊdəv bˌɪn ɡˈɪvən tə hɪz bɹˈʌðɚɹ ɪn lˈɔː lˈɔːɹd kˈɑːɹdɪɡən, wɪð hˈuːm hiː wʌz nˌɑːt ˌɔn spˈiːk ˈɪŋ tˈɜːmz, ɪz ˈoʊnli wˈʌn ˈɪnstəns ʌvðɪ əfˈɪʃəl ɪnˈɛptɪtˌuːd wˌɪtʃ wʌz sˌoʊ dɪzˈæstɹəsli dˈɛmənstɹˌeɪɾᵻd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ˈɜːli stˈeɪdʒᵻz ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ.