text_original: But events were too strong for Metternich. He could not command the army, and the Archduke Charles, who did command it, committed at this period one of those mistakes which, in war, is almost always irretrievable.
text_transcription: BUT EVENTS WERE TOO STRONG FOR MADONICH HE COULD NOT COMMAND THE ARMY AND THE ARCHDUKE CHARLES WHO DID COMMAND IT COMMITTED AT THIS PERIOD ONE OF THOSE MISTAKES WHICH IN WAR IS ALMOST ALWAYS IRRETRIEVABLE
phonemes: bˌʌt ᵻvˈɛnts wɜː tˈuː stɹˈɔŋ fɔːɹ mˈɛtɚnˌɪʃ. hiː kʊd nˌɑːt kəmˈænd ðɪ ˈɑːɹmi, ænd ðɪ ˌɑːɹtʃdˈuːk tʃˈɑːɹlz, hˌuː dˈɪd kəmˈænd ɪt, kəmˈɪɾᵻd æt ðɪs pˈiəɹɪəd wˈʌn ʌv ðoʊz mɪstˈeɪks wˈɪtʃ, ɪn wˈɔːɹ, ɪz ˈɔːlmoʊst ˈɔːlweɪz ɪɹᵻtɹˈiːvəbəl.