text_original: This was Major Eldred Pottinger, whose skill and courage in the defence of Herat we have already mentioned. Pottinger was for cutting their way through all enemies and difficulties as far as they could, and then occupying the ground with their dead bodies. But his advice was hardly taken into consideration.
text_transcription: THIS WAS MAJOR ELDRED POTTINGER WHOSE SKILL AND COURAGE IN THE DEFENCE OF HADOT WE HAVE ALREADY MENTIONED POTTINGER WAS FOR CUTTING THEIR WAY THROUGH ALL ENEMIES AND DIFFICULTIES AS FAR AS THEY COULD AND THEN OCCUPYING THE GROUND WITH THEIR DEAD BODIES BUT HIS ADVICE WAS HARDLY TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION
phonemes: ðɪs wʌz mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ˈɛldɹɪd pˈɑːɾɪŋɡɚ, hˌuːz skˈɪl ænd kˈɜːɹɪdʒ ɪnðə dᵻfˈɛns ʌv hˈɛɹæt wiː hæv ɔːlɹˌɛdi mˈɛnʃənd. pˈɑːɾɪŋɡɚ wʌz fɔːɹ kˈʌɾɪŋ ðɛɹ wˈeɪ θɹuː ˈɔːl ˈɛnəmiz ænd dˈɪfɪkˌʌltiz æz fˈɑːɹ æz ðeɪ kˈʊd, ænd ðˈɛn ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪɪŋ ðə ɡɹˈaʊnd wɪð ðɛɹ dˈɛd bˈɑːdiz. bˌʌt hɪz ɐdvˈaɪs wʌz hˈɑːɹdli tˈeɪkən ˌɪntʊ kənsˌɪdɚɹˈeɪʃən.