blockade of Manila

Target entity: blockade of Manila
Context triple: [Philippine naval operations, hasPart, blockade of Manila]

• A. defense of Manila Bay
  The defense of Manila Bay refers to the series of military operations and fortifications, notably during World War II, aimed at protecting the Philippines’ principal harbor and the capital, Manila, from naval and amphibious attack.
• B. Capture of Manila (1898)
  The Capture of Manila (1898) was the U.S. and Filipino land assault that seized the Spanish-held Philippine capital during the Spanish–American War, following the American naval victory in Manila Bay.
• C. Mariana and Palau Islands campaign
  The Mariana and Palau Islands campaign was a major World War II Pacific theater offensive in 1944 in which U.S. forces seized key Japanese-held islands to secure airbases for strategic bombing of Japan and support further Allied advances.
• D. British forces in Manila
  British forces in Manila were the British military occupiers who captured and controlled the city during the 1762–1764 phase of the Seven Years' War, facing resistance from Spanish colonial authorities and local allies.
• E. Blockade of Formosa
  Blockade of Formosa was a French naval operation during the Sino-French War (1884–1885) in which Admiral Amédée Courbet’s forces blockaded key ports on Taiwan (then Formosa) to pressure Qing China.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: blockade of Manila
Target entity description: The blockade of Manila was a naval operation aimed at isolating the city by sea, cutting off supplies and reinforcements during a period of military conflict in the Philippines.

• A. defense of Manila Bay
  The defense of Manila Bay refers to the series of military operations and fortifications, notably during World War II, aimed at protecting the Philippines’ principal harbor and the capital, Manila, from naval and amphibious attack.
• B. Capture of Manila (1898)
  The Capture of Manila (1898) was the U.S. and Filipino land assault that seized the Spanish-held Philippine capital during the Spanish–American War, following the American naval victory in Manila Bay.
• C. Mariana and Palau Islands campaign
  The Mariana and Palau Islands campaign was a major World War II Pacific theater offensive in 1944 in which U.S. forces seized key Japanese-held islands to secure airbases for strategic bombing of Japan and support further Allied advances.
• D. British forces in Manila
  British forces in Manila were the British military occupiers who captured and controlled the city during the 1762–1764 phase of the Seven Years' War, facing resistance from Spanish colonial authorities and local allies.
• E. Blockade of Formosa
  Blockade of Formosa was a French naval operation during the Sino-French War (1884–1885) in which Admiral Amédée Courbet’s forces blockaded key ports on Taiwan (then Formosa) to pressure Qing China.
• F. None of above. chosen