text_original: It is needless to add that TEE FALL OF NAPOLEON. 125 he dockled In favour of" the plan which he had previously settled with Schwarzenberg , or that by the exercise of that tact which was one of his chiefest powers he obtained the adhesion of the (^zar. On the 20th December the Austrian army crossed the Rhine between Sehaffhausen and Basel. Actual hostilities did not beii'in till towards the close of the followino  month.
text_transcription: IT IS NEEDLESS TO ADD THAT HE DECIDED IN FAVOR OF THE PLAN WHICH HE HAD PREVIOUSLY SETTLED WITH SCHWARTZENBERG OR THAT BY THE EXERCISE OF THAT TACT WHICH WAS ONE OF HIS CHIEFEST POWERS HE OBTAINED THE ADHESION OF THE CZAR ON THE TWENTIETH OF DECEMBER THE AUSTRIAN ARMY CROSSED THE RHINE BETWEEN SHOPHAUSEN AND BASLE ACTUAL HOSTILITIES DID NOT BEGIN TILL TOWARD THE CLOSE OF THE FOLLOWING MONTH
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz nˈiːdləs tʊ ˈæd ðæt tˌiːˌiːˈiː fˈɔːl ʌv nɐpˈoʊlɪən. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv hiː dˈɑːkəld ɪn fˈeɪvɚɹ ʌv" ðə plˈæn wˌɪtʃ hiː hæd pɹˈiːviəsli sˈɛɾəld wɪð ʃwˈɔːɹzənbˌɜːɡ , ɔːɹ ðæt baɪ ðɪ ˈɛksɚsˌaɪz ʌv ðæt tˈækt wˌɪtʃ wʌz wˈʌn ʌv hɪz tʃˈiːfɪst pˈaʊɚz hiː əbtˈeɪnd ðɪ ɐdhˈiːʒən ʌvðə (zˈɑːɹ. ɔnðə twˈɛntiəθ dᵻsˈɛmbɚ ðɪ ˈɔːstɹiən ˈɑːɹmi kɹˈɔst ðə ɹˈaɪn bᵻtwˌiːn sˈɛhɐfhˌɔːsən ænd bˈɑːzəl. ˈæktʃuːəl hɑːstˈɪlᵻɾiz dɪdnˌɑːt bˈeɪɪˌɪn tˈɪl təwˈɔːɹdz ðə klˈoʊs ʌvðə fˌɑːloʊˈiːnoʊ mˈʌnθ.