Complex sentence: Afleck and "Alligator" captured the French 14-gun "Liberté" near Jamaica on 28 March 1794, and in October that year command passed to Captain Thomas Surridge.
Split into simpler sentences: Afleck and "Alligator" captured the French 14-gun "Liberté" near Jamaica on 28 March 1794. In October that year command passed to Captain Thomas Surridge.