text_original: But it left the British Government face to face, in a more acute form than ever before, with the native problem. A series of disputes with the Zulus led in January, 1879, to the outbreak of war. The history of that war may be thus briefly summarized : one grievous disaster, several deeds of heightened heroism, one great and final victory.
text_transcription: BUT IT LEFT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT FACE TO FACE IN A MORE ACUTE FORM THAN EVER BEFORE WITH THE NATIVE PROBLEM A SERIES OF DISPUTES WITH THE ZULUS LED IN JANUARY EIGHTEEN SEVENTY NINE TO THE OUTBREAK OF WAR THE HISTORY OF THAT WAR MAY BE THUS BRIEFLY SUMMARIZED ONE GRIEVOUS DISASTER SEVERAL DEEDS OF HEIGHTENED HEROISM ONE GREAT AND FINAL VICTORY
phonemes: bˌʌt ɪt lˈɛft ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt fˈeɪs tə fˈeɪs, ɪn ɐ mˈɔːɹ ɐkjˈuːt fˈɔːɹm ðɐn ˈɛvɚ bᵻfˈɔːɹ, wɪððə nˈeɪɾɪv pɹˈɑːbləm. ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv dɪspjˈuːts wɪððə zˈuːluːz lˈɛd ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn, tə ðɪ ˈaʊtbɹeɪk ʌv wˈɔːɹ. ðə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ðæt wˈɔːɹ mˈeɪ biː ðˈʌs bɹˈiːfli sˈʌmɚɹˌaɪzd : wˈʌn ɡɹˈiːvəs dɪzˈæstɚ, sˈɛvɹəl dˈiːdz ʌv hˈaɪʔn̩d hˈɛɹoʊˌɪzəm, wˈʌn ɡɹˈeɪt ænd fˈaɪnəl vˈɪktɚɹi.