hiː wʌz ɹᵻkɹˈuːɾᵻd baɪ vˈɛnɪs ˌɪntʊ ðə səksˈɛsfəl dᵻfˈɛns ʌv ˈʌlsɪndʒ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən ænd fˈaɪv jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ kˈɔːɹfuː dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn sˈiːdʒ ɐɡˈɛnst ðə sˈeɪm ɪnvˈeɪdɪŋ ˈɑːɾəmən tˈɜːks; hiː wʌz dˈɛkɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ðə sˈɛɹənˌɪsɪmə fɔːɹ hɪz aʊtstˈændɪŋ səksˈɛs wɪð ɐ stˈætʃuː ænd ɐ pˈɛnʃən ʌv fˈaɪv θˈaʊzənd dʒˈuːkæts ɐ jˈɪɹ.
He was recruited by Venice into the successful defence of Ulcinj in 1711 and five years later Corfu during the 1716 siege against the same invading Ottoman Turks; he was decorated by the Serenissima for his outstanding success with a statue and a pension of 5000 ducats a year.