Complex sentence: Lawton did not arrive as scheduled, and no orders came from either Shafter or Wheeler and the troops waited at the base of the hill plagued by constant Spanish Mauser gunfire in areas dubbed "Hell's Pocket" and/or "Bloody Ford".
Split into simpler sentences: Lawton did not arrive as scheduled, and no orders came from either Shafter or Wheeler. The troops waited at the base of the hill, plagued by constant Spanish Mauser gunfire in areas dubbed "Hell's Pocket" and/or "Bloody Ford".