ˈɛdwɚd pˈɛlæm bɹˈɛntən wʌzðə jˈʌŋɡɚ bɹˈʌðɚɹ ʌv kˈæptɪn dʒˈɑːliːl bɹˈɛntən, hˌuː wʌzɐ kˈæptɪv æt vˈɜːdʌn, wˌɛɹ lˈɛvɛsəŋɡˈaʊɚ wʊd dʒˈɔɪn hˌɪm ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹ.
Edward Pelham Brenton was the younger brother of Captain Jahleel Brenton, who was a captive at Verdun, where Leveson-Gower would join him in January 1804.