ðɪ ɐtˈækɪŋ ˈɑːɹmi wʌz ˌʌndɚ ðə kəmˈænd ʌv tˌiːˌɑːɹlˌɛɾɚwˈʌnˌiːsˌiːbˈiːˌɛnˈeɪtʃ tˌiːlˌɛɾɚwˌʌnˈiːˌeɪwˌʌnsˈiːz sˈʌn, tˌiːˌɑːɹlˌɛɾɚwˈʌnˌiːsˌiːbˈiːˌɛnˈeɪtʃ kˈæn, wˌaɪl ðə dᵻfˈɛndɪŋ ˈɑːɹmi wʌz ˌʌndɚ ðə kəmˈænd ʌv ˈɛn dʒˈiː jˈuː wˈaɪ lˌɛɾɚwˈʌnˈiːsˈiːfˈaɪv ˈɛn fˈʌk tˌiːlˌɛɾɚwˌʌnˈiːˌeɪsˌɛvənˈɛnz sˈʌn pɹˈɪns ˈɛn dʒˈiː jˈuː wˈaɪ lˌɛɾɚwˈʌnˈiːsˈiːfˈaɪv ˈɛn fjˈuːɑːk θjˈuːæn.
The attacking army was under the command of Trịnh Tạc's son, Trịnh Căn, while the defending army was under the command of Nguyễn Phúc Tần's son Prince Nguyễn Phuoc Thuan.