bᵻsˌaɪdz ðə ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ sˈoʊldʒɚz ʌvðə ɹˈʌʃən kˈɔːkæsəs ˈɑːɹmi, nˌɪɹli twˈɛnti,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ɑːɹmˈiːniən ɪɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ jˈuːnɪts ɛkspɹˈɛst ðɛɹ ɹˈɛdinəs tə tˈeɪk ˌʌp ˈɑːɹmz ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ ˈɑːɾəmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ.
Besides the regular soldiers of the Russian Caucasus Army, nearly 20,000 Armenian irregular units expressed their readiness to take up arms against the Ottoman Empire.