hiː wʌz wɪðˌɪn səpˈoːɹɾɪŋ dˈɪstəns ʌv dʒˈɑːn ˈɛs. mˈɑːɹmɐdʒˌuːks smˈɔːl fˈoːɹ,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊmˈæn fˈoːɹs ʌv mˈoʊstli tˈɛksənz, wˌɪtʃ wʌz pəzˈɪʃənd æt kɹˈɔs hˈɑːloʊz nˌɪɹ lˈoʊɛl, ˈɑːɹkənsˌɔː.
He was within supporting distance of John S. Marmaduke's small 4,000-man force of mostly Texans, which was positioned at Cross Hollows (near Lowell, Arkansas).