text_original: As a commander he was cool, calculating, cautious; he was not made up of surprising contrasts and paradoxical qualities like Vendome; he had not Vendome's brilliant flashes of military genius and moods of overwhelming energy, but he proved himself a commander who could put to trial even the foremost of the generals whom England sent to meet him on the battle field.
text_transcription: AS A COMMANDER HE WAS COOL CALCULATING CAUTIOUS HE WAS NOT MADE UP OF SURPRISING CONTRASTS AND PARADOXICAL QUALITIES LIKE VENDOME HE HAD NOT VENDOME'S BRILLIANT FLASHES OF MILITARY GENIUS AND MOODS OF OVERWHELMING ENERGY BUT HE PROVED HIMSELF A COMMANDER WHO COULD PUT TO TRIAL EVEN THE FOREMOST OF THE GENERALS WHOM ENGLAND SENT TO MEET HIM ON THE BATTLEFIELD
phonemes: æz ɐ kəmˈændɚ hiː wʌz kˈuːl, kˈælkjʊlˌeɪɾɪŋ, kˈɔːʃəs; hiː wʌz nˌɑːt mˌeɪd ˌʌp ʌv sɚpɹˈaɪzɪŋ kˈɑːntɹæsts ænd pˌæɹədˈɑːksɪkəl kwˈɔlᵻɾiz lˈaɪk vˈɛndoʊm; hiː hæd nˌɑːt vˈɛndoʊmz bɹˈɪliənt flˈæʃᵻz ʌv mˈɪlətˌɛɹi dʒˈiːnɪəs ænd mˈuːdz ʌv ˌoʊvɚwˈɛlmɪŋ ˈɛnɚdʒi, bˌʌt hiː pɹˈuːvd hɪmsˈɛlf ɐ kəmˈændɚ hˌuː kʊd pˌʊt tə tɹˈaɪəl ˈiːvən ðə fˈɔːɹmoʊst ʌvðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəlz hˈuːm ˈɪŋɡlənd sˈɛnt tə mˈiːt hˌɪm ɔnðə bˈæɾəl fˈiːld.