Welcome, everyone, to another exciting adventure in the history of war. Today, we have gotten to the army, so welcome to all of you and welcome to many of our new students watching from who knows where. Today, we are going to focus on the Continental Army. We are situating this very much in the broad history of war and the military. The Continental Army is different from other parties that preceded it. Largely because it is one that is very much based on ideal and certain concepts and beliefs rather than your traditional army. So, what is the Continental Army . Anyone . America. America, ok. The Continental Army base in america. It will become the First United States Army but before it is the u. S. Army, it is the army of america. What elements of america . Certainly, part of the American Revolution. The united colonies. So, when does the Continental Army begin . It is not necessarily the start of the revolution. A couple classes ago, we were talking about the french and indian or. Tha