Complex sentence: In 1604 Middleton commanded a second voyage reaching the islands of Ternate, Tidore, Ambon and Banda; in Banda, they encountered severe Dutch East India Company hostility, which saw the beginning of Anglo-Dutch competition for access to spices.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1604 Middleton commanded a second voyage heading for the islands of Ternate, Tidore, Ambon and Banda; in Banda. They would encounter severe Dutch East India Company hostility, which saw the beginning of Anglo-Dutch competition for access to spices.