text_original: Many tried to swim the river, and lost their lives in the attempt. Marlborough's troops kept up a continual firing on the French troops who were thus beleaguered, and gave them little opportunity of escape. . The French be  haved bravely, and many of the officers and men were well inclined to stand the final assault of the allied forces and give up their lives rather than yield the place. More prudent counsels, however, prevailed — ^to hold out would have led to a mere slaughter.
text_transcription: MANY TRIED TO SWIM THE RIVER AND LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE ATTEMPT MARLBOROUS TROOPS KEPT UP A CONTINUAL FIRING ON THE FRENCH TROOPS WHO WERE THUS BELEAGUERED AND GAVE THEM LITTLE OPPORTUNITY TO ESCAPE THE FRENCH BEHAVED BRAVELY AND MANY OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN WERE WELL INCLINED TO STAND THE FINAL ASSAULT OF THE ALLIED FORCES AND GIVE UP THEIR LIVES RATHER THAN YIELD THE PLACE MORE PRUDENT COUNSELS HOWEVER PREVAILED TO HOLD OUT WOULD HAVE LED TO A MERE SLAUGHTER
phonemes: mˈɛni tɹˈaɪd tə swˈɪm ðə ɹˈɪvɚ, ænd lˈɔst ðɛɹ lˈaɪvz ɪnðɪ ɐtˈɛmpt. mˈɑːɹlbəɹˌoʊz tɹˈuːps kˈɛpt ˌʌp ɐ kəntˈɪnjuːəl fˈaɪɚɹɪŋ ɔnðə fɹˈɛntʃ tɹˈuːps hˌuː wɜː ðˈʌs bᵻlˈiːɡɚd, ænd ɡˈeɪv ðˌɛm lˈɪɾəl ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi ʌv ɛskˈeɪp. . ðə fɹˈɛntʃ biː hˈeɪvd bɹˈeɪvli, ænd mˈɛnɪəv ðɪ ˈɑːfɪsɚz ænd mˈɛn wɜː wˈɛl ɪŋklˈaɪnd tə stˈænd ðə fˈaɪnəl ɐsˈɔlt ʌvðɪ ˈælaɪd fˈɔːɹsᵻz ænd ɡˈɪv ˌʌp ðɛɹ lˈaɪvz ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn jˈiːld ðə plˈeɪs. mˈɔːɹ pɹˈuːdənt kˈaʊnsəlz, haʊˈɛvɚ, pɹɪvˈeɪld — tə hˈoʊld ˈaʊt wʊdhɐv lˈɛd tʊ ɐ mˈɪɹ slˈɔːɾɚ.