Complex sentence: Browne's actions were strongly criticised by his successor, Sir George Grey in dispatches to the Colonial Office; according to historian James Cowan, Grey's conclusion was that Māori felt compelled to fight the Government to retain their homes.
Split into simpler sentences: Browne's actions were strongly criticised by his successor, Sir George Grey in dispatches to the Colonial Office. Historian James Cowan wrote that Grey's conclusion was that Māori felt compelled to fight the Government to retain their homes.