Complex sentence: The Black Knights returned to the United States in 1900, but in 1901, the 5th Cavalry Regiment, minus the 2nd Squadron, sailed to the distant Philippine Islands to help put down the bloody insurrection being fought there.
Split into simpler sentences: The Black Knights returned to the United States in 1900. In 1901, the Regiment, minus the 2nd Squadron, sailed to the distant Philippine Islands to help put down the bloody insurrection being fought there.