Complex sentence: By 11:15 hours British tanks had reached the ridge and the villages of Bras and Bourguébus however attempts to advance further were met by fierce resistance, including fire from behind the British advance from pockets of resistance that had been bypassed.
Split into simpler sentences: By 11:15 hours British tanks had reached the ridge and the villages of Bras and Bourguébus. Attempts to advance further were met by fierce resistance, including fire from behind the British advance from pockets of resistance that had been bypassed.