Complex sentence: Gullett, pp.197--199 On 11 November the division was given orders to move east towards Masaid and El Arish on the coast, entering the latter on 21 December to find the Turkish garrison had withdrawn.
Split into simpler sentences: Gullett, pp.197--199 On 11 November, the division was ordered to move east towards Masaid and El Arish on the coast. The division entered the latter on 21 December to find the Turkish garrison had withdrawn.