We have to credit our friends over at Young in Rome for coming up with this brilliant new Italian word, a combination of the Italian words passeggiata (a stroll) and gelato (if you donât know what gelato is, you need to get to Italy right away!).
As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which was formed (14 June 1775) to fight the American Revolutionary War (1775â83)âbefore the U.S. was established as a country.
Answers. Best Answer: At the start of WW1 in August 1914, the British army was referred to as the British Expeditionary Force and was a volunteer army. This situation continued for over a year, until she losses at the Front forced the Westminster government to introduce conscription.