Complex sentence: The King Movement, led by the Māori Rewi Maniapoto, attacked Auckland but was beaten in a long series of 18 battles.Defeated, he retreated southwards from the Waikato, eventually being forced to flee to the King Country after the final battle at Orakau.
Split into simpler sentences: The King Movement, led by the Māori rewi Maniapoto, attacked Auckland but was beaten in a long series of battles. He retreated southwards from the Waikato, eventually being forced to flee to the King Country after the final battle at Orakau.