Complex sentence: On 2 July, Bonaparte led his men to victory in the brief Battle of Alexandria that secured the city, and placed General Jean Baptiste Kléber in command with Rear-Admiral Pierre Dumanoir le Pelley in charge of the harbour.
Split into simpler sentences: On 2 July, Bonaparte led his men to victory in the brief Battle of Alexandria and secured the city. He placed General Jean Baptiste Kléber in command with Rear-Admiral Pierre Dumanoir le Pelley in charge of the harbour.