ðə fɹˈɛntʃ ɹˈɛdʒɪmənts wɜː kəmpˈoʊzd mˈoʊstli ʌv vˈɛɾɚɹən tɹˈuːps, wˌaɪl ðə spˈænɪʃ fˈoːɹsᵻz hæd ɐ vˈɛɹi lˈɑːɹdʒ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ɹᵻkɹˈuːts ænd nˈuːli kˈɑːnstɪtˌuːɾᵻd jˈuːnɪts nˈɛvɚ tˈɛstᵻd ɔnðə fˈiːld.
The French regiments were composed mostly of veteran troops, while the Spanish forces had a very large number of recruits and newly constituted units never tested on the field.