Complex sentence: Four field howitzers were dug in at Tekke Burnu (Cape Tekke) on the European side, then for the next, there was a gap until the Intermediate Defences at Kephez Point, with four defensive works on the south shore and one on the north shore.
Split into simpler sentences: Four field howitzers were dug in at Tekke Burnu (Cape Tekke) on the European side. For the next there were no defences until the Intermediate Defences at Kephez Point with four defensive works on the south shore and one on the north shore.