Complex sentence: In early 1685, Shah Alam attacked south again via the Gokak-Dharwar route, but Sambhaji's forces harassed him continuously on the way and finally he had to give up and thus failed to close the loop a second time.
Split into simpler sentences: In early 1685, Shah Alam attacked south again via Gokak-Dharwar route. But Sambhaji's forces harassed him continuously on the way and finally he had to give up and thus failed to close the loop second time.