Complex sentence: The regiment embarked for North America for service in the American Revolutionary War in 1776 and was present at the Battle of Long Island in August 1776 and the British surrender at the end of the Siege of Yorktown in September 1781.
Split into simpler sentences: The regiment embarked for North America for service in the American Revolutionary War in 1776. It was present at the Battle of Long Island in August 1776 and the British surrender at the end of the Siege of Yorktown in September 1781.