Complex sentence: The internal divisions in the Crown of Aragon prepared the way for early Allied victories in the region in 1705, culminating with Peterborough taking Barcelona on 9 October, and Juan Batista Basset y Ramos capturing Valencia city on 16 December.
Split into simpler sentences: The internal divisions in the Crown of Aragon prepared the way for early Allied victories in the region in 1705. The Kingdom of Valencia and Catalonia soon fell to Allied forces, culminating with Peterborough taking Barcelona on 9 October, and Juan Batista Basset y Ramos capturing Valencia city on 16 December.