Complex sentence: Although bad health prevented Butler from assuming an active combat role, he offered his military talents to his state, and in early 1779 Governor John Rutledge turned to the former Redcoat to help reorganize South Carolina's defenses.
Split into simpler sentences: Although bad health prevented Butler from assuming an active combat role, he offered his military talents to his state. In early 1779 Governor John Rutledge asked the former Redcoat to help reorganize South Carolina's defenses.