Complex sentence: Chapter 1 He bought 20,000 muskets and 24 cannons, but was captured at sea, taken to England, placed on trial, and charged with furnishing arms for Irish rebels, but was acquitted after a lawsuit which lasted eight years.
Split into simpler sentences: Chapter 1 He bought 20,000 muskets and 24 cannons but was captured at sea, taken to England, placed on trial, and charged with furnishing arms for Irish rebels. He was acquitted after a lawsuit which lasted eight years.