ɹˈɛndɚɹɪŋ ɡˈælənt ɐsˈɪstəns tə hɪz kəmˈændɪŋ ˈɑːfɪsɚ, mˈʌlən, lˈaɪɪŋ ˌɔn hɪz bˈæk, lˈoʊdᵻd ðə hˈaʊɪtsɚ ænd ðˈɛn fˈaɪɚd sˌoʊ kˈɛɹfəli æz tə kˈɪl ænd wˈuːnd mˈɛni ɹˈɛbəlz, kˈɔːzɪŋ ðɛɹ ɹᵻtɹˈiːt.
Rendering gallant assistance to his commanding officer, Mullen, lying on his back, loaded the howitzer and then fired so carefully as to kill and wound many rebels, causing their retreat.