ðɪs ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ðə fɹʌntˈɪɹ fˈɔːɹt æɾ ɪnˈæm wˌɪtʃ fˈeɪsd ðə pˈaʊɚfəl kˈaʊnti ʌv flˈændɚz ɪnðə kˈɪŋdəm ʌv fɹˈæns, hˌuː hæd tˈeɪkən kəntɹˈoʊl ʌvðə wˈɛstɚn pˈɑːɹt ʌv hˈeɪnɔːt ɪn vɐlˈɛnʃiənz.
This included the frontier fort at Ename which faced the powerful County of Flanders in the Kingdom of France, who had taken control of the western part of Hainaut in Valenciennes.