Capture of Salsette

Target entity: Capture of Salsette
Context triple: [Chimaji Appa, notableWork, Capture of Salsette]

• A. Capture of Vasai
  The Capture of Vasai was an 18th-century Maratha military campaign in which Chimaji Appa seized the Portuguese stronghold of Vasai (Bassein), significantly weakening Portuguese power on the western coast of India.
• B. Siege of Pune
  The Siege of Pune was a 19th-century military engagement in which British forces captured the Maratha stronghold of Pune, consolidating their control over western India during the Third Anglo-Maratha War.
• C. Fall of Raigad Fort
  The Fall of Raigad Fort marks the capture of the Maratha capital by Mughal forces in 1689, symbolizing a major setback for the Maratha Empire after the death of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
• D. Siege of Madras
  The Siege of Madras was a major French East India Company assault on the British-held city of Madras during the early stages of the Seven Years’ War in India, highlighting the intense colonial rivalry between France and Britain in the mid-18th century.
• E. Siege of Bangalore
  The Siege of Bangalore was a major 1791 British East India Company assault on the fortified city of Bangalore during the Anglo-Mysore conflicts, marking a key step toward the eventual defeat of Tipu Sultan.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Capture of Salsette
Target entity description: The Capture of Salsette was an 18th-century military campaign in which Maratha forces under Chimaji Appa seized the strategically important island of Salsette from Portuguese control near Bombay.

• A. Capture of Vasai
  The Capture of Vasai was an 18th-century Maratha military campaign in which Chimaji Appa seized the Portuguese stronghold of Vasai (Bassein), significantly weakening Portuguese power on the western coast of India.
• B. Siege of Pune
  The Siege of Pune was a 19th-century military engagement in which British forces captured the Maratha stronghold of Pune, consolidating their control over western India during the Third Anglo-Maratha War.
• C. Fall of Raigad Fort
  The Fall of Raigad Fort marks the capture of the Maratha capital by Mughal forces in 1689, symbolizing a major setback for the Maratha Empire after the death of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
• D. Siege of Madras
  The Siege of Madras was a major French East India Company assault on the British-held city of Madras during the early stages of the Seven Years’ War in India, highlighting the intense colonial rivalry between France and Britain in the mid-18th century.
• E. Siege of Bangalore
  The Siege of Bangalore was a major 1791 British East India Company assault on the fortified city of Bangalore during the Anglo-Mysore conflicts, marking a key step toward the eventual defeat of Tipu Sultan.
• F. None of above. chosen