Complex sentence: The Battle of Block Island was a nighttime naval encounter that took place on April 6,1776 during the American Revolutionary War between the Continental Navy, which was returning from a successful raid on Nassau in The Bahamas, and, a Royal Navy dispatch boat.
Split into simpler sentences: The Battle of Block Island was a nighttime naval encounter that took place on April 6,1776 during the American Revolutionary War between the Continental Navy. It was returning from a successful raid on Nassau in The Bahamas, and, a Royal Navy dispatch boat.