wiː lˈɔst æz mˈɛni mˈɛn ɪn ˌaʊɚɹ ˈɛfɚts tə sˈiːz ðə pɹˈɪns də nˈuːftʃeɪɾəl æz wiː wʊdhɐv dˈʌn hæd maɪ ʃˈɪp ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd ɐ ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ mˈænɔːɹwˈɔːɹ ʌv ˈiːkwəl fˈoːɹs.
We lost as many men in our efforts to seize the Prince de Neufchâtel as we would have done had my ship engaged a regular man-or-war of equal force.