Complex sentence: The UK played an important role in Chile's history the British Admiral Lord Cochrane was the Chilean Navy's first commander who fought in the Chilean War of Independence and 5 Chilean Navy ships have been named in his honour.
Split into simpler sentences: The UK played an important role in Chile's history. The British Admiral Lord Cochrane was the Chilean Navy's first commander who fought in the Chilean War of Independence and five Chilean Navy ships have been named in his honour.