Complex sentence: Fought on August 16,1780, in Kershaw County, South Carolina by Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis commanding the British army, and Major General Horatio Gates commanding the American army, the battle was a decisive British victory and led to further British control of the Carolinas.
Split into simpler sentences: Fought on August 16,1780, in Kershaw County, South Carolina by Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis commanding the British army, and Major General Horatio Gates commanding the American army. The Battle was a decisive British victory and led to further British control of the Carolinas.