Complex sentence: Major General Sir Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend, (21 February 1861--18 May 1924) was a British Imperial soldier who during the First World War led an overreaching military campaign in Mesopotamia, which led to the defeat and destruction of his command.
Split into simpler sentences: Major General Sir Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend, (21 February 1861--18 May 1924) was a British Imperial soldier who during the First World War. He led an overreaching military campaign in Mesopotamia, which led to the defeat and destruction of his command.