Complex sentence: When the United Kingdom took control of the Cape Colony in 1797, they also took over Walvis Bay, but white settlement in the area was limited, and neither the Dutch nor the British penetrated far into the country.
Split into simpler sentences: When the United Kingdom took control of the Cape Colony in 1797, they also took over Walvis Bay. But white settlement in the area was limited, and neither the Dutch nor the British penetrated far into the country.