text_original: And amidst these fear  ful scenes of carnage, through a shower of matchlock balls, rode English ladies on horseback or in camel  panniers, sometimes vainly endeavouring to keep their children beneath their eyes, and losing them in the confusion and bewilderment of the desolating march/ Was it for this, then, that our troops had been induced to capitulate
text_transcription: AND AMIDST THESE FEARFUL SCENES OF CARNAGE THROUGH A SHOWER OF MATCHLOCK BALLS RODE ENGLISH LADIES ON HORSEBACK OR IN CAMEL PANNIERS SOMETIMES VAINLY ENDEAVORING TO KEEP THEIR CHILDREN BENEATH THEIR EYES AND LOSING THEM IN THE CONFUSION AND BEWILDERMENT OF THE DESOLATING MARCH WAS IT FOR THIS THEN THAT OUR TROOPS HAD BEEN INDUCED TO CAPITULATE
phonemes: ænd ɐmˈɪdst ðiːz fˈɪɹ fˈʌl sˈiːnz ʌv kˈɑːɹnɪdʒ, θɹuː ɐ ʃˈaʊɚɹ ʌv mˈætʃlɑːk bˈɔːlz, ɹˈoʊd ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ lˈeɪdiz ˌɔn hˈɔːɹsbæk ɔːɹ ɪn kˈæməl pˈænɪɹz, sˈʌmtaɪmz vˈeɪnli ɛndˈɛvɚɹɪŋ tə kˈiːp ðɛɹ tʃˈɪldɹən bᵻnˌiːθ ðɛɹ ˈaɪz, ænd lˈuːzɪŋ ðˌɛm ɪnðə kənfjˈuːʒən ænd bᵻwˈɪldɚmənt ʌvðə dˈɛsəlˌeɪɾɪŋ mˈɑːɹtʃ slˈæʃ wʌz ɪt fɔːɹ ðˈɪs, ðˈɛn, ðæt ˌaʊɚ tɹˈuːps hɐdbɪn ɪndˈuːst tə kɐpˈɪtʃʊlˌeɪt