text_original: Laudon, less distinguished by birth, was little more than a soldier of fortune, a master of tactics, and a leader fitted to inspire the troops with that audacity and 166 MARIA THERESA chap, viii readiness to strike which was so much wanted in the Austrian army. Kaunitz, who mingled in all warlike discussions, and groaned under the lifeless system of Daun which was constantly threatening the dissolution of his favourite political plans, was the staunch supporter of Laudon.
text_transcription: LAUDON LESS DISTINGUISHED BY BIRTH WAS LITTLE MORE THAN A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE A MASTER OF TACTICS AND A LEADER FITTED TO INSPIRE THE TROOPS WITH THAT AUDACITY AND READINESS TO STRIKE WHICH WAS SO MUCH WANTED IN THE AUSTRIAN ARMY COUNTS WHO MINGLED IN ALL WARLIKE DISCUSSIONS AND GROANED UNDER THE LIFELESS SYSTEM OF DOWN WHICH WAS CONSTANTLY THREATENING THE DISSOLUTION OF HIS FAVORITE POLITICAL PLANS WAS THE STAUNCH SUPPORTER OF LAUDON
phonemes: lˈɔːdɑːn, lˈɛs dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt baɪ bˈɜːθ, wʌz lˈɪɾəl mˈɔːɹ ðˌænə sˈoʊldʒɚɹ ʌv fˈɔːɹtʃʊn, ɐ mˈæstɚɹ ʌv tˈæktɪks, ænd ɐ lˈiːdɚ fˈɪɾᵻd tʊ ɪnspˈaɪɚ ðə tɹˈuːps wɪð ðæt ɔːdˈæsᵻɾi ænd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks mɚɹˈiːə tɚɹˈiːzə tʃˈæp, ɹˌoʊmən ˈeɪt ɹˈɛdinəs tə stɹˈaɪk wˌɪtʃ wʌz sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ wˈɔntᵻd ɪnðɪ ˈɔːstɹiən ˈɑːɹmi. kˈɔːnɪts, hˌuː mˈɪŋɡəld ɪn ˈɔːl wˈɔːɹlaɪk dɪskˈʌʃənz, ænd ɡɹˈoʊnd ˌʌndɚ ðə lˈaɪfləs sˈɪstəm ʌv dˈɔːn wˌɪtʃ wʌz kˈɑːnstəntli θɹˈɛʔn̩ɪŋ ðə dˌɪsəlˈuːʃən ʌv hɪz fˈeɪvɹɪt pəlˈɪɾɪkəl plˈænz, wʌzðə stˈɔːntʃ səpˈɔːɹɾɚɹ ʌv lˈɔːdɑːn.