wˌɪtʃ ɪz nˌɑːt tə dˈaʊnpleɪ ðə mˈɛni lˈaɪvz lˈɔst baɪ ðoʊz sˈoʊldʒɚz hˌuː wɜːɹ ˌʌnɛkspˈɛktᵻdli ɐtˈækt, bˌʌt tə ɹˌiːɛnfˈoːɹs ðɪ aɪdˈiə ðæt ɡˈæɹɪsən dˈuːɾi ɔnðə kˈæɹi bɪkˌeɪm ɛkstɹˈiːmli bˈoːɹɪŋ.
Which is not to downplay the many lives lost by those soldiers who were unexpectedly attacked, but to re-enforce the idea that garrison duty on the carry became extremely boring.