wɪððə ɹᵻdˈuːst ˈɑːɹmi, hiː tˈʊk spˈɛʃəl kˈɛɹ tə ɹˌiːɪnfˈoːɹs ðə pɹɪsˈɪdɪˌoʊz ɪnðə nˈɔːɹθ, tə fˈaɪt ðɪ ɐpˈætʃiᵻz ænd dʒuːmˈɑːnoʊz, hˌuː wɜː kəntˈɪnjuːɪŋ dˈɛvᵻstˌeɪɾɪŋ ɪŋkˈɜːʃənz ˌɪntʊ kˌoʊhjuːˈɪlə.
With the reduced army, he took special care to reinforce the presidios in the north, to fight the Apaches and Jumanos, who were continuing devastating incursions into Coahuila.