ðæt hiː wʌz jˈʌŋ ænd ˌɪnɛkspˈiəɹɪənst; ɐn ˈɑːɹdənt, bˌʌt nˌɑːt ˈɔːlweɪz ɐ bˈælənst, pˈɑːɹɾɪsən; ɐ kˈiːn əbzˈɜːvɚɹ ʌv ˈɔːl ðæt wɛnt ˌɔn ɚɹˈaʊnd hˌɪm, bˌʌt wɪðˌaʊt ˈæksɛs tə ðɪ ˈɪnɚ kˈaʊnsəlz ʌv hɪz sˈiː.ɪnsˈiː."
That he was young and inexperienced; an ardent, but not always a balanced, partisan; a keen observer of all that went on around him, but without access to the inner counsels of his C.-in-C."