text_original: Six thousand men made a sortie from Sebastopol, and 234 THE COALITION AND THE CRIMEAN WAR [1852  had they not been gallantly driven back by a far inferior force on the heights of Inkerman, the position of the allies, caught between the fires, would have been dangerous in the extreme.
text_transcription: SIX THOUSAND MEN MADE A SORTEE FROM SEBASTOPOL AND HAD THEY NOT BEEN GALLANTLY DRIVEN BACK BY A FAR INFERIOR FORCE ON THE HEIGHTS OF INKERMEN THE POSITION OF THE ALLIES CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FIRES WOULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS IN THE EXTREME
phonemes: sˈɪks θˈaʊzənd mˈɛn mˌeɪd ɐ sˈɔːɹɾi fɹʌm səbˈæstəpˌɑːl, ænd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈɔːɹ ðə kˌoʊəlˈɪʃən ænd ðə kɹaɪmˈiən wˈɔːɹ [wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː hæd ðeɪ nˌɑːt bˌɪn ɡˈæləntli dɹˈɪvən bˈæk baɪ ɐ fˈɑːɹ ɪnfˈɪɹiɚ fˈɔːɹs ɔnðə hˈaɪts ʌv ɪŋkˈɜːmən, ðə pəzˈɪʃən ʌvðɪ ˈælaɪz, kˈɔːt bᵻtwˌiːn ðə fˈaɪɚz, wʊdhɐv bˌɪn dˈeɪndʒɚɹəs ɪnðɪ ɛkstɹˈiːm.