Complex sentence: Despite this setback, the offensive continued with minimum delay, and by the end of 6 December Australian besieged and took Bardia, which fell along with 40,000 more prisoners and 400 guns.
Split into simpler sentences: Despite this setback, the offensive continued with minimum delay. By the end of 6 December the Australians besieged and took Bardia, which fell along with 40,000 more prisoners and 400 guns.