Battle of Machias

Target entity: Battle of Machias
Context triple: [Jeremiah O’Brien, notableWork, Battle of Machias]

• A. Battle of Penobscot Bay
  The Battle of Penobscot Bay was a 1779 American Revolutionary War naval and land engagement in present-day Maine, where a failed American expedition against a British fortification led to one of the worst naval defeats in United States history.
• B. Battle of Chelsea Creek
  The Battle of Chelsea Creek was an early American Revolutionary War engagement near Boston in May 1775, notable for a colonial victory that destroyed the British schooner Diana and helped secure vital livestock and supplies for the Continental forces.
• C. Battle of Sitka
  The Battle of Sitka was an 1804 conflict between Russian colonists and the Tlingit people in Alaska that marked a decisive moment in the establishment of Russian control in the region.
• D. Battle of Pell's Point
  The Battle of Pell's Point was a 1776 American Revolutionary War engagement in which Continental forces conducted a delaying action against British troops advancing on New York, helping George Washington's army avoid encirclement.
• E. Battle of Fort Anne
  The Battle of Fort Anne was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in New York in which retreating American forces briefly checked the British advance following the fall of Fort Ticonderoga.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Battle of Machias
Target entity description: The Battle of Machias was one of the first naval engagements of the American Revolutionary War, in which colonial militia and sailors captured a British armed schooner off the coast of Maine.

• A. Battle of Penobscot Bay
  The Battle of Penobscot Bay was a 1779 American Revolutionary War naval and land engagement in present-day Maine, where a failed American expedition against a British fortification led to one of the worst naval defeats in United States history.
• B. Battle of Chelsea Creek
  The Battle of Chelsea Creek was an early American Revolutionary War engagement near Boston in May 1775, notable for a colonial victory that destroyed the British schooner Diana and helped secure vital livestock and supplies for the Continental forces.
• C. Battle of Sitka
  The Battle of Sitka was an 1804 conflict between Russian colonists and the Tlingit people in Alaska that marked a decisive moment in the establishment of Russian control in the region.
• D. Battle of Pell's Point
  The Battle of Pell's Point was a 1776 American Revolutionary War engagement in which Continental forces conducted a delaying action against British troops advancing on New York, helping George Washington's army avoid encirclement.
• E. Battle of Fort Anne
  The Battle of Fort Anne was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in New York in which retreating American forces briefly checked the British advance following the fall of Fort Ticonderoga.
• F. None of above. chosen