text_original: The history of that war may be thus briefly summarized : one grievous disaster, several deeds of heightened heroism, one great and final victory. At Isandhlwana (Jan. 22nd) a British force of 800 whites and 500 natives was literally cut to pieces. This was the disaster more than half redeemed by the heroic defence of Rorke's Drift.
text_transcription: THE HISTORY OF THAT WAR MAY BE THUS BRIEFLY SUMMARIZED ONE GRIEVOUS DISASTER SEVERAL DEEDS OF HEIGHTENED HEROISM ONE GREAT AND FINAL VICTORY AT EAST SANDWANA JANUARY TWENTY SECOND A BRITISH FORCE OF EIGHT HUNDRED WHITES AND FIVE HUNDRED NATIVES WAS LITERALLY CUT TO PIECES THIS WAS THE DISASTER MORE THAN HALF REDEEMED BY THE HEROIC DEFENCE OF ROARK'S DRIFT
phonemes: ðə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ðæt wˈɔːɹ mˈeɪ biː ðˈʌs bɹˈiːfli sˈʌmɚɹˌaɪzd : wˈʌn ɡɹˈiːvəs dɪzˈæstɚ, sˈɛvɹəl dˈiːdz ʌv hˈaɪʔn̩d hˈɛɹoʊˌɪzəm, wˈʌn ɡɹˈeɪt ænd fˈaɪnəl vˈɪktɚɹi. æɾ ˌɪsɐndlwˈɑːnə (dʒˈæn. twˈɛnti sˈɛkənd) ɐ bɹˈɪɾɪʃ fˈɔːɹs ʌv ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd wˈaɪts ænd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd nˈeɪɾɪvz wʌz lˈɪɾɚɹəli kˈʌt tə pˈiːsᵻz. ðɪs wʌzðə dɪzˈæstɚ mˈɔːɹ ðɐn hˈæf ɹᵻdˈiːmd baɪ ðə hɪɹˈoʊɪk dᵻfˈɛns ʌv ɹˈɔːɹks dɹˈɪft.