Battle of Messines (1917)

Target entity: Battle of Messines (1917)
Context triple: [Battle of Passchendaele, precededBy, Battle of Messines (1917)]

• A. Battle of Passchendaele
  The Battle of Passchendaele was a brutal and muddy First World War offensive in 1917 near Ypres, Belgium, notorious for its massive casualties and minimal territorial gains.
• B. Battle of Cambrai
  The Battle of Cambrai was a major First World War engagement in 1917 notable for the first large-scale, effective use of tanks by the British Army against German defenses on the Western Front.
• C. Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge
  The Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge was a major World War I offensive in October 1918 in Champagne, France, where American and French forces, including U.S. Marines, broke key German defensive positions and helped pave the way for the war’s end.
• D. Second Battle of Ypres
  The Second Battle of Ypres was a major First World War engagement in 1915, notorious as the site of the first large-scale use of poison gas on the Western Front and heavy fighting involving Allied forces including Canadian troops.
• E. Battle of the Somme
  The Battle of the Somme was a major and notoriously bloody 1916 World War I offensive on the Western Front, remembered for its massive casualties and limited territorial gains.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Battle of Messines (1917)
Target entity description: The Battle of Messines (1917) was a major First World War offensive by British-led forces near Ypres, notable for the massive detonation of mines beneath German lines that devastated enemy positions and paved the way for the subsequent Passchendaele campaign.

• A. Battle of Passchendaele
  The Battle of Passchendaele was a brutal and muddy First World War offensive in 1917 near Ypres, Belgium, notorious for its massive casualties and minimal territorial gains.
• B. Battle of Cambrai
  The Battle of Cambrai was a major First World War engagement in 1917 notable for the first large-scale, effective use of tanks by the British Army against German defenses on the Western Front.
• C. Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge
  The Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge was a major World War I offensive in October 1918 in Champagne, France, where American and French forces, including U.S. Marines, broke key German defensive positions and helped pave the way for the war’s end.
• D. Second Battle of Ypres
  The Second Battle of Ypres was a major First World War engagement in 1915, notorious as the site of the first large-scale use of poison gas on the Western Front and heavy fighting involving Allied forces including Canadian troops.
• E. Battle of the Somme
  The Battle of the Somme was a major and notoriously bloody 1916 World War I offensive on the Western Front, remembered for its massive casualties and limited territorial gains.
• F. None of above. chosen