Complex sentence: British troops made a tactical error by having their bugler sound a fox hunting call, "gone away," while in pursuit, meant to insult Washington, himself a keen fox hunter, having learned the sport from Lord Fairfax during the French and Indian War.
Split into simpler sentences: British troops made a tactical error by having their bugler sound a fox hunting call, "gone away," while in pursuit. Meant to insult Washington, himself a keen fox hunter having learned the sport from Lord Fairfax during the French and Indian War.