Complex sentence: He born January 17,1769 in Wesel, in the Kingdom of Prussia, the birthplace of his mother Claire Catherine Biben, and an officer in the French army, Count Lauthier Chabanon, an aide to Marshal of Armentieres.
Split into simpler sentences: He born January 17,1769 in Wesel, in the Kingdom of Prussia. He was the son of the Earl of Lauthier de Chabanon, an aide to Marshal of Armentieres.