hˌævɪŋ lˈɜːnd ðæt ˈɑːɹɡʲaɪl wʌz ɪn stˈɜːlɪŋ, sˌɜː dʒˈɔːɹdʒ mˈʌnɹoʊ mˈuːvd ɪn ˌɔn hɪz ˈoʊn ɪnˈɪʃiətˌɪv tə tɹˈaɪ tə kˈæptʃɚ wˈʌn ʌv ˈɑːɹɡʲaɪlz kəmˈændɚz, ɐ mˈæk kˈɛnzi hˌuː wʌz hɪz hˈeɪɾᵻd ˈɛnəmi, ænd hæd ˈæktʃuːəli səksˈiːdᵻd ɪn ˈɛntɚɹɪŋ stˈɜːlɪŋ bᵻfˌoːɹ ˌɛni ʌv ˈɑːɹɡʲaɪlz kəmˈændɚz wɜːɹ ɐwˈɛɹ ʌv hɪz pɹˈɛzəns.
Having learned that Argyll was in Stirling, Sir George Munro moved in on his own initiative to try to capture one of Argyll's commanders, a MacKenzie who was his hated enemy, and had actually succeeded in entering Stirling before any of Argyll's commanders were aware of his presence.