text_original: Laudon's movements were at first a disappointment to his sup  porters ; the decisive battles they had expected did not take place ; he contented himself with manoeuvring to effect a junction with the Eussian army under Marshal Butterlin, who had agreed to march through Posen to his assistance.
text_transcription: LAUDONE'S MOVEMENTS WERE AT FIRST A DISAPPOINTMENT TO HIS SUPPORTERS THE DECISIVE BATTLES THEY HAD EXPECTED DID NOT TAKE PLACE HE CONTENTED HIMSELF WITH MANOEUVRING TO EFFECT A JUNCTION WITH THE RUSSIAN ARMY UNDER MARSHAL BUTTERLIN WHO HAD AGREED TO MARCH THROUGH POSEN TO HIS ASSISTANCE
phonemes: lˈɔːdɑːnz mˈuːvmənts wɜːɹ æt fˈɜːst ɐ dˌɪsɐpˈɔɪntmənt tə hɪz sˈʌp pˈɔːɹɾɚz ; ðə dᵻsˈaɪsɪv bˈæɾəlz ðeɪ hæd ɛkspˈɛktᵻd dɪdnˌɑːt tˈeɪk plˈeɪs ; hiː kəntˈɛntᵻd hɪmsˈɛlf wɪð mənˈuːvɹɪŋ tʊ ɪfˈɛkt ɐ dʒˈʌŋkʃən wɪððə jˈuːʃən ˈɑːɹmi ˌʌndɚ mˈɑːɹʃəl bˈʌɾɚlˌɪn, hˌuː hæd ɐɡɹˈiːd tə mˈɑːɹtʃ θɹuː pˈoʊzən tə hɪz ɐsˈɪstəns.