Complex sentence: General Sir John Miller Adye GCB (1 November 1819--1900), British general, son of Major James P. Adye, was born at Sevenoaks, Kent, on 1 November 1819.
Split into simpler sentences: General Sir John Miller Adye GCB (1 November 1819--1900) was a British general. Adye son of Major James P. Adye, was born at Sevenoaks, Kent, on 1 November 1819.