text_original: On the other hand, his belief was that the army at his command was not strong enough in num  bers to effect the capture of Barcelona without a very heavy loss of men, and that, in fact, he should be only wasting his strength upon an enterprise which, even if successful, might fail to have any conclusive influence on the fortunes of the war.
text_transcription: ON THE OTHER HAND HIS BELIEF WAS THAT THE ARMY AT HIS COMMAND WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH IN NUMBERS TO EFFECT THE CAPTURE OF BARCELONA WITHOUT A VERY HEAVY LOSS OF MEN AND THAT IN FACT HE SHOULD BE ONLY WASTING HIS STRENGTH UPON AN ENTERPRISE WHICH EVEN IF SUCCESSFUL MIGHT FAIL TO HAVE ANY CONCLUSIVE INFLUENCE ON THE FORTUNES OF THE WAR
phonemes: ɔnðɪ ˈʌðɚ hˈænd, hɪz bᵻlˈiːf wʌz ðætðɪ ˈɑːɹmi æt hɪz kəmˈænd wʌz nˌɑːt stɹˈɔŋ ɪnˈʌf ɪn nˈʌm bˈɜːz tʊ ɪfˈɛkt ðə kˈæptʃɚɹ ʌv bˌɑːɹsɪlˈoʊnə wɪðˌaʊt ɐ vˈɛɹi hˈɛvi lˈɔs ʌv mˈɛn, ænd ðˈæt, ɪn fˈækt, hiː ʃˌʊd biː ˈoʊnli wˈeɪstɪŋ hɪz stɹˈɛŋθ əpˌɑːn ɐn ˈɛntɚpɹˌaɪz wˈɪtʃ, ˈiːvən ɪf səksˈɛsfəl, mˌaɪt fˈeɪl tə hæv ˌɛni kəŋklˈuːsɪv ˈɪnfluːəns ɔnðə fˈɔːɹtʃʊnz ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ.