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Apr 19, 2021 · On the evening of April 18, 1775, the silversmith left his home and set out on his now legendary midnight ride. Find out what really happened on that historic night.
Paul Revere's Midnight Ride was an alert given to minutemen in the Province of Massachusetts Bay by local Patriots on the night of April 18, 1775, warning them of the approach of British Army troops prior to the battles of Lexington and Concord.
On the evening of April 18, 1775, Dr. Joseph Warren summoned Paul Revere and gave him the task of riding to Lexington, Massachusetts, with the news that British soldiers stationed in Boston were about to march into the countryside northwest of the town.
Paul Revere, folk hero of the American Revolution whose dramatic horseback ride on the night of April 18, 1775, warning Boston-area residents that the British were coming, was immortalized in a ballad by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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Mar 20, 2024 · Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride refers to the historic event that occurred on April 18–19, 1775, during the American Revolutionary War. Revere, along with William Dawes and Samuel Prescott, rode from Boston to warn American Patriots in Lexington and Concord of approaching British troops.
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Oct 29, 2009 · Then, at about 10 p.m. on April 18, 1775, Revere set out in the dark from his North Boston home by horse with William Dawes to reach Adams and Hancock. The two riders met Adams and Hancock...
Paul Revere's Midnight Ride was an alert given to minutemen in the Province of Massachusetts Bay by local Patriots on the night of April 18, 1775, warning them of the approach of British Army troops prior to the battles of Lexington and Concord.
