Complex sentence: In the first year of his appointment his action saved the lives of several hundred Christians at Deir el Kbama, in the Lebanon, and his services were warmly recognized by Lord Aberdeen in the House of Lords, and he was made CB.
Split into simpler sentences: In the first year of his appointment his actions saved the lives of several hundred Christians at Deir el Kbama in the Lebanon. His services were warmly recognized by Lord Aberdeen in the House of Lords and he was made CB.