Battle of Roanoke Island

Target entity: Battle of Roanoke Island
Context triple: [Ambrose E. Burnside, battle, Battle of Roanoke Island]

• A. Battle of Ocracoke Inlet
  The Battle of Ocracoke Inlet was the 1718 naval engagement off the North Carolina coast in which the infamous pirate Blackbeard was killed by British naval forces, effectively ending his piracy.
• B. Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet
  The Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet was a 1776 naval engagement off the New Jersey coast during the American Revolutionary War, notable as one of the early American victories at sea.
• C. Battle of Cape Henry
  The Battle of Cape Henry was a 1781 naval engagement off the Virginia coast between British and French fleets that influenced control of Chesapeake Bay during the American Revolutionary War.
• D. Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge
  The Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge was a pivotal 1776 Revolutionary War engagement in North Carolina in which Patriot forces decisively defeated Loyalist troops, helping to end British authority in the colony.
• E. First Battle of Fort Fisher
  The First Battle of Fort Fisher was a failed Union naval and land assault in December 1864 against the Confederate stronghold guarding Wilmington, North Carolina, during the American Civil War.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Battle of Roanoke Island
Target entity description: The Battle of Roanoke Island was an early Civil War engagement in February 1862 in which Union forces captured a key Confederate position on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, helping secure control of the North Carolina sounds.

• A. Battle of Ocracoke Inlet
  The Battle of Ocracoke Inlet was the 1718 naval engagement off the North Carolina coast in which the infamous pirate Blackbeard was killed by British naval forces, effectively ending his piracy.
• B. Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet
  The Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet was a 1776 naval engagement off the New Jersey coast during the American Revolutionary War, notable as one of the early American victories at sea.
• C. Battle of Cape Henry
  The Battle of Cape Henry was a 1781 naval engagement off the Virginia coast between British and French fleets that influenced control of Chesapeake Bay during the American Revolutionary War.
• D. Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge
  The Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge was a pivotal 1776 Revolutionary War engagement in North Carolina in which Patriot forces decisively defeated Loyalist troops, helping to end British authority in the colony.
• E. First Battle of Fort Fisher
  The First Battle of Fort Fisher was a failed Union naval and land assault in December 1864 against the Confederate stronghold guarding Wilmington, North Carolina, during the American Civil War.
• F. None of above. chosen