Complex sentence: The dutch effectively then doubled up the galleons-this battle was similar to the Battle of the Nile fought 200 years later in many ways-a few of the galleons caught fire and one Spanish ship exploded due to a shot into the powder magazine.
Split into simpler sentences: The Dutch effectively then doubled up the galleons--in a move similar to the Battle of the Nile fought 200 years later--and a few of the galleons caught fire. One Spanish ship exploded due to a shot into the powder magazine.