Complex sentence: Cooper was ordered to command of the Home Squadron in 1882, at one point attending the unveiling of a statue of George Washington at Caracas, Venezuela, and remained in command of the squadron until he retired from the Navy on 27 July 1884.
Split into simpler sentences: Cooper was ordered to command of the Home Squadron in 1882, at one point attending the unveiling of a statue of George Washington at Caracas, Venezuela. He remained in command of the squadron until he retired from the Navy on 27 July 1884.