dᵻspˈaɪt ˈɜːli fˈɛdɚɹəl ɹᵻpˈoːɹts ðæt hiː hæd æz mˈɛni æz sˈɛvən,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ mˈɛn, kˈuːpɚɹ ɪn ɹɪˈælᵻɾi hæd ɹˈʌfli wˈʌn,fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd mˈɛn æt hɪz dɪspˈoʊzəl, wɪð hˈaʊɛlz tˈɛksəs bˈæɾɚɹi ʌv fˈoːɹ ɑːɹtˈɪlɚɹi ɡˈʌnz ɪnðə sˈɛntɚɹ ʌv hɪz θɹˈiːkwˈɔːɹɾɚ mˈaɪl lˈaɪn.
Despite early Federal reports that he had as many as 7,000 men, Cooper in reality had roughly 1,500 men at his disposal, with Howell's Texas Battery of four artillery guns in the center of his three-quarter mile line.