Complex sentence: August Wilhelm Anton, Count Neithardt von Gneisenau (1760-1831), Prussian field marshal, was the son of a Saxon officer named Neithardt.
Split into simpler sentences: August Wilhelm Anton, Count Neithardt von Gneisenau (1760-24 August 1831) was a Prussian field marshal. He was the son of a Saxon officer named Neithardt.