hiː wʌz ɛkspˈɛktᵻd tə ɹᵻzˈɑːlv ɐ hˈaɪli dˈɪfɪkəlt pəlˈɪɾɪkəl sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən pɹəvˈoʊkt baɪ kˈɪŋ tʃˈɑːɹlz ɹˌoʊmən twˈɛlv ʌv swˈiːdən, hˌuː hæd ɹᵻtɹˈiːɾᵻd tʊ ˈɑːɾəmən sˈɔɪl fˈɑːloʊɪŋ hɪz dᵻfˈiːt ɪn bˈæɾəl ʌv poʊltˈɑːvə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn.
He was expected to resolve a highly difficult political situation provoked by king Charles XII of Sweden, who had retreated to Ottoman soil following his defeat in Battle of Poltava 1709.