Complex sentence: The only opposition was in the north, where the NZ Brigade were temporarily stopped by a machine-gun post, but by 19:00 they had captured Es Salt along with 312 prisoners, two machine-guns and three artillery pieces.
Split into simpler sentences: The only opposition was in the north where the NZ Brigade were temporarily stopped by a machine-gun post, but by 19:00 had captured Es Salt. Along with 312 prisoners, two machine-guns and three artillery pieces.