Complex sentence: He served as second-in-command of the fleet sent to bombard Algiers in 1816, and, in 1817, he was appointed to command the North American station again, living in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Bermuda.
Split into simpler sentences: He served as second-in-command of the fleet sent to bombard Algiers in 1816. The Dutch king awarded him the commander's cross of the coveted Military Order of William for his distinghuised conduct.In 1817, he was appointed to command the North American station again, living in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Bermuda.