Complex sentence: He first ordered his men to surrender and later emerged alone revolver in hand to confront the Free State troops however, he was shot in the thigh which caused him to die due to blood loss on 7 July.
Split into simpler sentences: He first ordered his men to surrender and later emerged alone revolver in hand to confront the Free State troops. However, he was shot in the thigh which caused him to die due to blood loss on 7 July.