Complex sentence: The battle comprised a close quarter, 20 minute gun fight between approximately 900 Boer and 210 Commonwealth combatants, great bravery was demonstrated by the men on both sides with combined casualties numbering approximately 120 killed with 234 wounded.
Split into simpler sentences: The battle comprised a close quarter, 20 minute gun fight between approximately 900 Boer and 210 Commonwealth combatants. Great bravery was demonstrated by the men on both sides with combined casualties numbering approximately 120 killed with 234 wounded.