Captioning performed by vitac certainly a part of the American Revolution, specifically yeah, the united colonies. So when does the Continental Army begin . Its not necessarily with the start of the revolution, but we are going to pick up their story at the beginning of the war. So a couple classes ago we were talking about the french and indian war and the french and indian war was a world war that fundamentally altered several different nations, but primarily france, removed from the north american continent, britain and the british colonies. Many americans had fought alongside british soldiers and british officers during the war. Anyone recall what were some of the things that transpired when the two groups interacted . I mean, the british, they looked down on the colonies. Okay. So in a lot of ways the british are looking down on the coal nists for a number of reasons and that was having to do with tactics, having to do with a lack of formal military training, some of it had to do
Today well focus on the Continental Army and this is were situating this very much in the broad history of war and the military, and the Continental Army in a lot of ways is different from other armies that have preceded it, largely because its one that is very much based on ideals and certainly the concept and beliefs rather than sort of your traditional army. So what is the kont minutal army . Where is it, first of all . America. America, okay. So the Continental Army is based in america and it will become the first United States army, but before it was the u. S. Army, it is the army of america, yes. Certainly part of the American Revolution specifically and the united colonies. So when the Continental Army begins its not necessarily the start of the revolution and well begin the story in the beginning of the war. A couple of classes ago we were talking about the french and indian war, and the french and indian war was a war thats fundamentally altered several different nations that
The foundation is also my employer, where i spend most of my time not talking about the british side of the american revolution, but about thomas jefferson. We edit as part of the great series started in 1950 of jeffersons papers which aim to be the definitive edition, and which would have taken another they they will be finished in 2026. And about who we put on many programs including international programs. The latest of which was in china, and before that in cuba. Im delighted to have with me today some of my colleagues, including the president of month monocello, lezly. As you can manage, its a joint drive in there each morning. I particularly lucky to have an office on the estate, which was used by Franklin Roosevelt in the four days leading up to dday. This is where i wrote that book. The nice thing is, it a different moment in the relations. One that we can celebrate, and one that is important to democracy on both sides of the atlantic. We know much about the confederacy during
It was interesting in that Boris Johnson interview this morning was suggesting that President Trump needs to come up with an alternative to that deal with iran if he doesnt wa nt to to that deal with iran if he doesnt want to be part of it, may come with a new deal with the wrong. Yet seen them try to lower the temperature and we were caught off guard that borisjohnson, and we were caught off guard that Boris Johnson, theyve and we were caught off guard that borisjohnson, theyve been trying to rope back since then saying that yeah, the e3 are getting closer to ditching this deal. But they say it is that the stage where they think all is lost but an incredibly precarious time for the world of the moment. We are going through this huge disruption i have to wonder because we have not had a consistent a nswer because we have not had a consistent answer the us on what happened and why they did it. Were the implications. And it looks like no 1s implications. And it looks like no is going to
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