Edward I conducted the First Welsh War of 1277 as a purely logistical operation, building a coastal road and using a fleet to seize Anglesey and cut off Snowdonia's grain supply. Llywelyn was starved into submission without a major battle. The Treaty of Aberconwy stripped him of most of his overlordship and reduced him to the ruler of Gwynedd alone. Edward had learned from the failures of previous English kings that fighting in Wales required controlling the coastal supply lines.
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