The Siege of Vicksburg in 1863 was a battle of attrition. what is attrition and how was it foreshadowing for the rest of the war?
a. Attrition is the weakening of enemy supplies and morale through sustained pressure. This foreshadowed the rest of the war in how it wasn't going to be a short, glorious skirmish as originally expected, but rather a long, grueling war that was far from glorious and would result in the loss of tens of thousands of American lives.
b. attrition is not a word in the dictionary, therefore the siege of vicksburg really wasn't a battle of attrition because it doesn't exist also it foreshadows that the war will be full of not real words.
c. i don't know
Answer: a. Attrition is the weakening of enemy supplies and morale through sustained pressure. This foreshadowed the rest of the war in how it wasn't going to be a short, glorious skirmish as originally expected, but rather a long, grueling war that was far from glorious and would result in the loss of tens of thousands of American lives.
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