ðɪ ˈɛɡzɪts ʌvðə fˈɔːɹt wɜː sˌoʊ pˈækt wɪð ˈɛnəmi sˈoʊldʒɚz ðætðə ɹˈoʊmənz wɜːɹ ʌnˈeɪbəl tə ɡɛt ˈaʊt, ænd baɪ ðə tˈaɪm ðeɪ fˈɔːt ðɛɹ wˈeɪ tʊ ˈoʊpən ɡɹˈaʊnd, ɡˈɔːlz hæd bɹˈoʊkən θɹuː ðə dᵻfˈɛnsᵻz ɪn tˈuː ˈʌðɚ plˈeɪsᵻz.
The exits of the fort were so packed with enemy soldiers that the Romans were unable to get out, and by the time they fought their way to open ground, Gauls had broken through the defenses in two other places.