Complex sentence: In fierce hand to hand combat the besiegers in which many Scots distinguished themselves carried the position before dawn, causing nearly 150 deaths but inflicting a loss of 200 men to the garrison.
Split into simpler sentences: In fierce hand to hand combat the besiegers in which many Scots distinguished themselves carried the position before dawn. Losses were heavy amongst the attackers with 150 casualties-but they inflicted a loss of 200 men to the garrison.