ˈæftɚɹ ˈɔɹɪndʒᵻz luːtˈɛnənt bɜːnˈɑːɹd ʌv mˈɛɹoʊd hæd tˈeɪkən ænd kəntɹˈoʊld ðə sˈɪɾi ʌv mˈɛtʃɛlən fɚɹə mˈʌnθ, hiː ænd hɪz mˈɛn lˈɛft bɪkˈʌz ɐ mˈʌtʃ stɹˈɔŋɡɚ spˈænɪʃ fˈoːɹs wʌz kˈʌmɪŋ.
After Orange's lieutenant Bernard of Merode had taken and controlled the city of Mechelen for a month, he and his men left because a much stronger Spanish force was coming.