Complex sentence: In 1773, Piernas sent Pierre Laclede and a troop of forty men to capture the crew of the British merchant of furs Jean-Marie Ducharme, after the capture, they escaped and fled back to Canada.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1773, Piernas sent Pierre Laclede and a troop of forty men to capture the crew of the British merchant of furs Jean-Marie Ducharme. After the capture, they escaped and fled back to Canada.