Complex sentence: Soon after Lalor's company had been forced back to The Nek and the Turks were threatening to recapture Russell's Top, and at 10:15 Maclagen reported to Bridges his doubts over being able to hold out.
Split into simpler sentences: Soon after Lalor's company had been forced back to The Nek and the Turks were threatening to recapture Russell's Top. At 10:15 Maclagen reported to Bridges his doubts over being able to hold out.