Anaconda Plan

GPTKB entity

Statements (109)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:political_organization
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:aims_to suppress the Confederacy
gptkbp:convicted_of land and naval forces
gptkbp:duration gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:emphasizes attrition warfare
patience and attrition
gptkbp:first_introduced 1861
modern military strategies
gptkbp:focuses_on economic strangulation
gptkbp:future_plans squeeze the Confederacy into submission
gptkbp:has_weakness Confederate morale
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Anaconda Plan
gptkbp:includes gptkb:military_siege
land and naval operations
more aggressive tactics
gptkbp:influenced military strategies
future military strategies
gptkbp:influenced_by previous military strategies
gptkbp:inspired subsequent military doctrines
gptkbp:involves control of the Mississippi River
blockade of Southern ports
encirclement of Confederate territory
gptkbp:is_a_framework_for Union military operations
gptkbp:is_a_way_to avoid large-scale battles
gptkbp:is_adopted_by gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:is_aimed_at Confederate supply lines
cutting off supplies to the Confederacy
suppress the Confederacy
economic strangulation of the South
gptkbp:is_compared_to total war strategy
gptkbp:is_criticized_for some military leaders
too passive
gptkbp:is_designed_to foreign intervention in the Civil War
isolate the Confederacy
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:is_involved_in control of the Mississippi River
capture of key cities
blockade of Southern ports
gptkbp:is_often_compared_to blockade strategies in other wars
gptkbp:is_part_of Union strategy
gptkbp:key Union military policy
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Union_victory
long-term strategy
gptkbp:meets skepticism
gptkbp:military_strategy cooperation between army and navy
for the Union
attrition and blockade.
gptkbp:named_after the press
the anaconda snake
gptkbp:proposed_by gptkb:Winfield_Scott
1861
logistics and supply lines
cut off Confederate resources
disrupt Confederate trade routes
exhaust Confederate resources over time
the capture of key Confederate cities
gptkbp:requires logistical support
large naval forces
gptkbp:resulted_in gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:size Union war effort
gptkbp:strategic_importance controlling waterways
the Union's industrial advantages
warfare in the Civil War
gptkbp:succeeded_by Union leadership
dividing Confederate forces
gptkbp:tactics patience and time
gptkbp:utilizes intelligence and reconnaissance
gptkbp:was controversial
a comprehensive strategy
a multi-faceted approach
a naval blockade
a gradual approach
a key component of Union strategy
a land blockade
a long-term military strategy
a pivotal strategy in the Civil War
a plan to achieve strategic objectives
a plan to achieve victory through attrition
a plan to bring about the end of the war
a plan to control key waterways
a plan to coordinate military efforts
a plan to defeat the Confederacy
a plan to divide the enemy's resources
a plan to encircle the enemy
a plan to ensure Union dominance
a plan to isolate the enemy
a plan to leverage Union advantages
a plan to maintain pressure on the enemy
a plan to minimize casualties
a plan to restore the Union
a plan to secure supply lines
a plan to secure victory for the Union
a plan to suffocate the enemy
a plan to utilize land forces
a plan to utilize naval power
a plan to weaken the enemy
a response to Confederate tactics
a significant military plan
a strategic blockade
not fully realized during the war
part of the overall Union strategy
gptkbp:was_a naval and land operations
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in the Union's overall strategy
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:Confederate_secession
Confederate strategy of invasion