Complex sentence: During the United Irishman rebellion of 1798, Beresford led a yeoman batallion which fought against the rebels with a particular ferocity and became identified as one of the leading opponents, such that the rebels deliberately burnt the banknotes issued by his bank.
Split into simpler sentences: During the United Irishman rebellion of 1798, Beresford led a yeoman batallion which fought against the rebels with a particular ferocity. As such, he became identified as one of the leading opponents of the rebellion, and the rebels deliberately burnt the banknotes issued by his bank.