TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you're given a sentence and your task is to generate a simplified sentence that focuses on lexical paraphrasing from the original sentence given in the input.
PROBLEM: he commanded the 25th punjabis in india and hong kong and was promoted to lieutenant-colonel in 1910.

SOLUTION: he led the 25th punjabis in india and hong kong and became lieutenant-colonel in 1910.

PROBLEM: proper saddle care can extend the useful life of a saddle , often for decades.

SOLUTION: taking proper care of a saddle can make it last decades longer.

PROBLEM: after the mutiny following the indian mutiny of 1857-58 and the consequent abolition of the east india company , its european regiments were amalgamated in 1860 with the british army , but its ‘ native ’ regiments were not.

SOLUTION:
following the indian mutiny of 1857-58 and the following end of the east india company , its european regiments were joined together in 1860 with the british army , but its ‘ native ’ regiments were not.