Complex sentence: Nonetheless, news of Malplaquet, the bloodiest battle of the eighteenth century, stunned Europe, and for the last of his four great battlefield victories, Marlborough received no personal letter of thanks from Queen Anne.
Split into simpler sentences: Nonetheless, news of Malplaquet, the bloodiest battle of the eighteenth century, stunned Europe. For the last of his four great battlefield victories, Marlborough received no personal letter of thanks from Queen Anne.