Complex sentence: The Braves were sometimes described as mercenaries, with its volunteers receiving as much military training as their commanders saw fit and with no fixed unit organization, it is impossible to know how many battle ready Braves there actually were in 1894.
Split into simpler sentences: The Braves were sometimes described as mercenaries, with its volunteers receiving as much military training as their commanders saw fit. With no fixed unit organization, it is impossible to know how many battle-ready Braves there actually were in 1894.