Complex sentence: In September 1792, Augereau joined a volunteer cavalry unit, the "German Legion", but this is without proof as Augereau claims that the papers were taken away from him during the Portuguese Inquisition.
Split into simpler sentences: In September 1792, Augereau joined a volunteer cavalry unit, the "German Legion". But this is without proof as Augereau claims that the papers were taken away from him during the Portuguese Inquisition.