Complex sentence: Heidler, p434 Recruits were escaped slaves, who gained their freedom by joining the British, but unlike the men of the West India Regiments, the Corps' recruits were loath to view themselves labelled as "slave soldiers".
Split into simpler sentences: Heidler, p434 Recruits were escaped slaves, who gained their freedom by joining the British. Unlike the men of the West India Regiments, the Corps' recruits were loath to view themselves labelled as "slave soldiers".