æt ðɪ ˈaʊtbɹeɪk ʌvðə ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃən ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt, kɹˈɪstʃən tˈɛl mˈoʊbɪlˌaɪzd ðə tɹˈuːps hiː kəmˈændᵻd ɪn səpˈoːɹt ʌvðə ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃənˌɛɹiz ɪnðə ɹoʊmˈeɪniən kˈʌntɹi, bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ nˈoʊn æz ðə "sˈoːɹd ʌvðə ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃən".
At the outbreak of the revolution of 1848, Christian Tell mobilized the troops he commanded in support of the revolutionaries in the Romanian Country, becoming known as the "sword of the revolution".