Complex sentence: In 1800, the French sent an expedition led by Commander Baudin to explore the South Seas, The reason for the expedition was suspected to be to try to establish a French colony on the coast of New Holland.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1800, the French sent an expedition led by Commander Baudin to explore the South Seas. It was suspected that the reason for this expedition was to try to establish a French colony on the coast of New Holland.