text_original: It was an inauspicious beginning and there was woi*sc to come. On January 13th, 1849, Gough was goaded into a rash and premature attack 1856] CONQUEST OF THE PUNJAB 277 upon the Sikh position. Then ensued the battle of Chilianwdla which a brilliant pen has described as "an evening battle fought by a brave old man in a passion and mourned for by the whole British nation".
text_transcription: IT WAS AN INAUSPICIOUS BEGINNING AND THERE WAS WORSE TO COME ON JANUARY THIRTEENTH EIGHTEEN FORTY NINE GOFF WAS GOADED INTO A RASH AND PREMATURE ATTACK UPON THE SEEK POSITION THEN ENSUED THE BATTLE OF CHILEAN WALLA WHICH A BRILLIANT PEN HAS DESCRIBED AS AN EVENING BATTLE FOUGHT BY A BRAVE OLD MAN IN A PASSION AND MOURNED FOR BY THE WHOLE BRITISH NATION
phonemes: ɪt wʌz ɐn ɪnɔːspˈɪʃəs bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ænd ðɛɹwˌʌz wˈɔɪ ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˌɛssˈiː tə kˈʌm. ˌɔn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi θˈɜːtiːnθ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi nˈaɪn, ɡˈoʊ wʌz ɡˈoʊdᵻd ˌɪntʊ ɐ ɹˈæʃ ænd pɹɪmətʃˈʊɹ ɐtˈæk wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks] kˈɑːŋkwɛst ʌvðə pʌndʒˈɑːb tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən əpˌɑːn ðə sˈiːk pəzˈɪʃən. ðˈɛn ɛnsˈuːd ðə bˈæɾəl ʌv tʃˈɪliənwdlə wˌɪtʃ ɐ bɹˈɪliənt pˈɛn hɐz dᵻskɹˈaɪbd æz "ɐn ˈiːvnɪŋ bˈæɾəl fˈɔːt baɪ ɐ bɹˈeɪv ˈoʊld mˈæn ɪn ɐ pˈæʃən ænd mˈɔːɹnd fɔːɹ baɪ ðə hˈoʊl bɹˈɪɾɪʃ nˈeɪʃən".