Complex sentence: On 8 December 1941, the river gunboat was captured by Japanese forces while moored in Shanghai, and in 1814 the USS "Tigress" and USS "Scorpion" were captured in a night attack by British forces on Lake Huron.
Split into simpler sentences: On 8 December 1941, the river gunboat was captured by Japanese forces while moored in Shanghai. In 1814 the USS "Tigress" and USS "Scorpion" were captured in a night attack by British forces on Lake Huron.