Complex sentence: The destruction of four Mohawk villages was the most important outcome of the venture; there was no real fighting as there were few Natives that were actually met--the four villages the regiment came across had been abandoned prior to the arrival of the regiment.
Split into simpler sentences: The destruction of four Mohawk villages was the most important outcome of the venture. However, there was no real fighting as there were few Natives that were actually met--the villages the regiment came across had been abandoned prior to the arrival of the regiment.