In this task, you are given two sentences in the English language (Sentence 1 and Sentence 2). Your task is to identify the connecting word between the two sentences.
Q: Sentence 1:After a few hours of skirmishing the Dhonds retreated with the loss of two or three of their men who had come within musket range of the British . Sentence 2:The British however were to learn that the rebellion was wider than just the Dhonds .
A:
however