text_original: Towards the end of May, however, the allies planned and executed a diver  sion at the south eastern extremity of the Crimea. A combined fleet, under Sir Edmund Lyons and Admiral Bruat, with a con  siderable land force of English, French, and Turkish troops left Sebastopol on May 22nd, and three days later captured Kertch, and made themselves complete masters of the Straits of Yenikale, which lead from the Black Sea into the Sea of Azof.
text_transcription: TOWARD THE END OF MAY HOWEVER THE ALLIES PLANNED AND EXECUTED A DIVERSION AT THE SOUTH EASTERN EXTREMITY OF THE CRIMEA A COMBINED FLEET UNDER SIR EDMUND LYONS AND ADMIRAL BRUIS WITH A CONSIDERABLE LAND FORCE OF ENGLISH FRENCH AND TURKISH TROOPS LEFT SEBASTOPOL ON MAY TWENTY SECOND AND THREE DAYS LATER CAPTURED KIRCH AND MADE THEMSELVES COMPLETE MASTERS OF THE STRAITS OF YENNACALE WHICH LEAD FROM THE BLACK SEA INTO THE SEA OF AZOF
phonemes: təwˈɔːɹdz ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌv mˈeɪ, haʊˈɛvɚ, ðɪ ˈælaɪz plˈænd ænd ˈɛksᵻkjˌuːɾᵻd ɐ dˈaɪvɚ sɪˈɑːn æt ðə sˈaʊθ ˈiːstɚn ɛkstɹˈɛmᵻɾi ʌvðə kɹˈaɪmiə. ɐ kəmbˈaɪnd flˈiːt, ˌʌndɚ sˌɜːɹ ˈɛdmʌnd lˈaɪɑːnz ænd ˈædmɜːɹəl bɹˈuːæt, wɪð ɐ kˈɑːn sˈaɪdɚɹəbəl lˈænd fˈɔːɹs ʌv ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ, fɹˈɛntʃ, ænd tˈɜːkɪʃ tɹˈuːps lˈɛft səbˈæstəpˌɑːl ˌɔn mˈeɪ twˈɛnti sˈɛkənd, ænd θɹˈiː dˈeɪz lˈeɪɾɚ kˈæptʃɚd kˈɜːttʃ, ænd mˌeɪd ðɛmsˈɛlvz kəmplˈiːt mˈæstɚz ʌvðə stɹˈeɪts ʌv jˈɛnɪkˌeɪl, wˌɪtʃ lˈiːd fɹʌmðə blˈæk sˈiː ˌɪntʊ ðə sˈiː ʌv ˈæzɑːf.