Complex sentence: They reached Holbeche House, on the border of Staffordshire, at about 10:00 pm, and tired and desperate spread in front of the fire some of the now-soaked gunpowder taken from Hewell Grange, to dry out.
Split into simpler sentences: They reached Holbeche House, on the border of Staffordshire, at about 10:00 pm. Tired and desperate spread in front of the fire some of the now-soaked gunpowder taken from Hewell Grange, to dry out.