Complex sentence: A weak man dreaming of grandeur and obsessed with gore and vengeance, who saves Billy several times (despite Billy's protests) in hopes of military glory, but then gets them captured, leading to the loss of his winter uniforms and boots.
Split into simpler sentences: A weak man dreaming of grandeur and obsessed with gore and vengeance, who saves Billy several times (despite Billy's protests) in hopes of military glory. However, Weary gets them captured, leading to the loss of his winter uniforms and boots.