Complex sentence: On December 29,1777, "Raleigh" and "Alfred", having taken on military stores, set sail from L'Orient, France, following a course that took them along the coast of Africa.
Split into simpler sentences: On December 29,1777, "Raleigh" and "Alfred", having taken on military stores, set sail from L'Orient, France. Following a course that took them along the coast of Africa.