Complex sentence: The Hawaiian League came into control of the Honolulu Rifles made of about 200 armed local (non-native) men, under the command of enthusiastic annexationist Volney V. Ashford.
Split into simpler sentences: The Hawaiian League came into control of the Honolulu Rifles. Made of about 200 armed local (non-native) men, under the command of enthusiastic annexationist Volney V. Ashford.