ˌɔn twˈɛnti sˈɛvən mˈeɪ ɐ dˈɛns fˈɑːɡ hˈʌŋ ˌoʊvɚ ðə bˈæŋks ʌvðə ɹˈɪvɚ; tˈeɪkɪŋ pɹˈɑːfɪt ʌv ðɪs tˈuː,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ fɹˈɛntʃ dɹæɡˈuːnz ænd kˈævəlɹi, fˈɑːloʊd baɪ ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ˈɪnfəntɹi ɡɹˈɛneɪdˌɪɹz, pˈæst ʌnɐkˈaʊntᵻd ðə ɹˈɪvɚɹ æt tˈɔɹoʊlə də mˈɔntɡɹi, ænd tʃˈɑːɹdʒd pˈoːɹʃən ʌvðə spˈænɪʃ ˈɪnfəntɹi ðæt wɜːɹ æt ðə pəzˈɪʃən ænd wɜː nˌɑːt ɛntɹˈɛntʃt ænd hɐdbɪn bˈæɾɚd baɪ ðə fɹˈɛntʃ ɑːɹtˈɪlɚɹi fɹʌmðɪ ˈʌðɚ sˈaɪd ʌvðə ɹˈɪvɚ.
On 27 May a dense fog hung over the banks of the river; taking profit of this 2,000 French dragoons and cavalry, followed by a large number of infantry grenadiers, passed unaccounted the river at Torroella de Montgri, and charged portion of the Spanish infantry that were at the position and were not entrenched and had been battered by the French artillery from the other side of the river.