Complex sentence: Schultz and Tougias, pg.147 The battle consisted of an initial ambush by the Nipmucs on Wheeler's unsuspecting party, followed by an attack on Brookfield, Massachusetts, and the consequent besieging of the remains of the colonial force.
Split into simpler sentences: Schultz and Tougias, pg.147 The battle consisted of an initial ambush by the Nipmucs on Wheeler's unsuspecting party. Following the ambush was an attack on Brookfield, Massachusetts, and the consequent besieging of the remains of the colonial force.