fˈoːɹst baɪ wˈaɪdspɹɛd hˈɑːstəl ɐtˈæk tə dᵻplˈɔɪ ðə ɹˈɛmnənts ʌv hɪz kˈʌmpəni θˈɪnli ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə hˈoʊld ðə ɡɹˈaʊnd wˈʌn, ænd wɪð hɪz məʃˈiːŋɡˈʌnz ˌaʊɾəv ˈækʃən ænd ɪnsəfˈɪʃənt wˈɔːɾɚ ænd ˌæmjuːnˈɪʃən, hiː ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ɔnðɪ ɛkspˈoʊzd hˈɪl wɪð twˈɛlv mˈɛn ænd wˈʌn wˈuːndᵻd ˈɑːfɪsɚ, dɪtˈɜːmɪnd tə hˈoʊld θɹuː ðə nˈaɪt.
Forced by widespread hostile attack to deploy the remnants of his company thinly in order to hold the ground won, and with his machine-guns out of action and insufficient water and ammunition, he remained on the exposed hill with twelve men and one wounded officer, determined to hold through the night.