Complex sentence: Following the 1857 uprising, control of India went to the British Crown and in June 1859 Tripe was ordered not to undertake any new work and at the end of that year he was told to close the business and sell off the equipment.
Split into simpler sentences: Following the 1857 uprising, control of India went to the British Crown, and in June 1859 Tripe was ordered not to undertake any new work. At the end of that year he was told to close the business and sell off the equipment.