Complex sentence: Deborah Samson served in the Continental Army as Private Robert Shurtleff for over a year; when her gender was discovered, she was honorably discharged and granted a veteran's pension by the state of Massachusetts.
Split into simpler sentences: Deborah Samson served in the Continental Army as Private Robert Shurtleff for over a year. When her gender was discovered, she was honorably discharged and granted a veteran's pension by the state of Massachusetts.