Complex sentence: The British Navy was ordered to take San Juan by force if necessary, however, British Rear Admiral Robert L. Baynes refused to begin a war over a squabble over a pig and kept his men on board.
Split into simpler sentences: The British Navy was ordered to take San Juan by force if necessary. However, British Rear Admiral Robert L. Baynes refused to begin a war over a squabble over a pig and kept his men on board.