Complex sentence: In January 1900 the regiment was part of a force which set out to discover the western flank of the Boer lines and were able to ambush a column of about 200 Boers near Acton Homes and successfully trapped about 40 of them during the Second Boer War.
Split into simpler sentences: In January 1900, the regiment was part of a force that set out to discover the western flank of the Boer lines. It was able to ambush a column of about 200 Boers near Acton Homes and successfully trapped about 40 of them during the Second Boer War.