Complex sentence: Lieutenant General Sir Hope Grant was the British commander with Charles Cousin-Montauban, Comte de Palikao in charge of the French, the force consisted of about 400 men, 200 British amd 200 French.
Split into simpler sentences: Lieutenant General Sir Hope Grant was the British commander with Charles Cousin-Montauban, Comte de Palikao in charge of the French. The force consisted of about 400 men: 200 British amd 200 French.