Complex sentence: Born on Long Island, he graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1774, studied law for a short time, and served in the Revolutionary Army as aide-de-camp to General John Sullivan in 1776.
Split into simpler sentences: Born on Long Island, he graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1774, studied law for a short time. He served in the Revolutionary Army as aide-de-camp to General John Sullivan in 1776.