text_original: On June 22nd Nicholson was despatched in command of a strong force to Delhi, and on August 14th he arrived before the town. The Siege By that time the siege, if siege it may be called, had already of Delhi j^gjj jijj progress for two months. Barnard, succeeding to the command on May 26th, was joined on June 7th by a brigade from Meerut, and with this, and 500 Gurkhas and a siege train, he marched on Delhi.
text_transcription: ON JUNE TWENTY SECOND NICHOLSON WAS DESPATCHED IN COMMAND OF A STRONG FORCE TO DELHI AND ON AUGUST FOURTEENTH HE ARRIVED BEFORE THE TOWN BY THAT TIME THE SIEGE IF SIEGE IT MAY BE CALLED HAD ALREADY BEEN IN PROGRESS FOR TWO MONTHS BARNARD SUCCEEDING TO THE COMMAND ON MAY TWENTY SIXTH WAS JOINED ON JUNE SEVENTH BY A BRIGADE FROM MEERUT AND WITH THIS AND FIVE HUNDRED GIRKAS AND A SIEGE TRAIN HE MARCHED ON DELHI
phonemes: ˌɔn dʒˈuːn twˈɛnti sˈɛkənd nˈɪkəlsən wʌz dᵻspˈætʃt ɪn kəmˈænd əvə stɹˈɔŋ fˈɔːɹs tə dˈɛli, ænd ˌɔn ˈɔːɡəst fˈɔːɹtiːnθ hiː ɚɹˈaɪvd bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə tˈaʊn. ðə sˈiːdʒ baɪ ðæt tˈaɪm ðə sˈiːdʒ, ɪf sˈiːdʒ ɪt mˈeɪ biː kˈɔːld, hæd ɔːlɹˌɛdi ʌv dˈɛli dʒˈeɪ dʒˌiːdʒˌeɪdʒˈeɪ dʒˈeɪdʒ pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs fɔːɹ tˈuː mˈʌnθs. bˈɑːɹnɑːɹd, səksˈiːdɪŋ tə ðə kəmˈænd ˌɔn mˈeɪ twˈɛnti sˈɪksθ, wʌz dʒˈɔɪnd ˌɔn dʒˈuːn sˈɛvənθ baɪ ɐ bɹɪɡˈeɪd fɹʌm mˈɪɹʌt, ænd wɪð ðˈɪs, ænd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd ɡˈɜːkəz ænd ɐ sˈiːdʒ tɹˈeɪn, hiː mˈɑːɹtʃt ˌɔn dˈɛli.