Complex sentence: On 19 November, two divisions of the French XI Corps attacked to pin down German troops but were repulsed and on 28 November, an attack by the XIV Corps managed to advance the French line by.
Split into simpler sentences: On 19 November, two divisions of the French XI Corps attacked in he area to pin down German troops, but were repulsed. On 28 November, an attack by the French XIV Corps managed to advance the French line by.