Triple

Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Phrase: Battle of Smolensk | Statement: [Battle of Vitebsk, followedBy, Battle of Smolensk]

Target entity: Battle of Smolensk
Context triple: [Battle of Vitebsk, followedBy, Battle of Smolensk]

• A. Battle of Smolensk chosen
  The Battle of Smolensk was a major 1812 engagement during Napoleon’s invasion of Russia, in which French and Russian forces clashed fiercely over the strategic city of Smolensk, setting the stage for the later Battle of Borodino.
• B. Battle of Vyazma
  The Battle of Vyazma was a 1941 Eastern Front engagement during Operation Barbarossa in which German forces encircled and inflicted heavy losses on retreating Soviet troops near the town of Vyazma.
• C. Battle of Voronezh
  The Battle of Voronezh was a major Eastern Front engagement during World War II in 1942, in which German and Soviet forces fought fiercely for control of the strategically vital city of Voronezh in southwestern Russia.
• D. Battle of the Moskva
  The Battle of the Moskva, better known as the Battle of Borodino, was a major 1812 clash between Napoleon’s Grande Armée and Russian forces near Moscow, often regarded as one of the bloodiest single-day battles of the Napoleonic Wars.
• E. Battle of Vitebsk
  The Battle of Vitebsk was a 1812 engagement during Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in which French and Russian forces clashed near the city of Vitebsk without a decisive outcome, preceding the larger battles of Smolensk and Borodino.
• F. None of above.
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.