Complex sentence: Over 140 British ships arrived over the summer of 1776 and anchored off the shores of Staten Island at the entrance to New York Harbor, which was the largest armada to set sail until World War II. The British troops and Hessian mercenaries numbered about 30,000.
Split into simpler sentences: Over 140 British ships arrived over the summer of 1776 and anchored off the shores of Staten Island at the entrance to New York Harbor. This was the largest armada to set sail until World War II. The British soldiers and Hessian mercenaries numbered about 30,000.