text_original: The day of July the 4th was spent by both sides in preparations for the impending battle. The following day it began. " On the morning of July 5," writes Metternich, " I joined the Emperor on the battlefield on which the fate of the Empire was to be decided.
text_transcription: THE DAY OF JULY THE FOURTH WAS SPENT BY BOTH SIDES IN PREPARATIONS FOR THE IMPENDING BATTLE THE FOLLOWING DAY IT BEGAN ON THE MORNING OF JULY FIFTH WRITES MEDERNICH I JOINED THE EMPEROR ON THE BATTLEFIELD ON WHICH THE FATE OF THE EMPIRE WAS TO BE DECIDED
phonemes: ðə dˈeɪ ʌv dʒuːlˈaɪ ðə fˈɔːɹθ wʌz spˈɛnt baɪ bˈoʊθ sˈaɪdz ɪn pɹˌɛpɚɹˈeɪʃənz fɚðɪ ɪmpˈɛndɪŋ bˈæɾəl. ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ dˈeɪ ɪt bɪɡˈæn. " ɔnðə mˈɔːɹnɪŋ ʌv dʒuːlˈaɪ fˈaɪv," ɹˈaɪts mˈɛtɚnˌɪʃ, " aɪ dʒˈɔɪnd ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚɹ ɔnðə bˈæɾəlfˌiːld ˌɔn wˌɪtʃ ðə fˈeɪt ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ wʌz təbi dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd.