Complex sentence: Howe, p.63 Winder's orders to retreat apparently did not reach Barney, and Barney's 400 sailors and Marines were overwhelmed in hand to hand fighting against the British 1/4th and 1/44th Regiments.
Split into simpler sentences: Howe, p.63 Winder's orders to retreat apparently did not reach Barney. His 400 sailors and Marines were overwhelmed in hand to hand fighting by the British 1/4th and 1/44th Regiments.