Paul Revere's midnight ride

Name: Paul Revere's midnight ride
Start: 1775
Location: Boston

1775 · Boston · Americas · Politics

The rider who never shouted 'The British are coming!'

On the night of 18 April 1775 the silversmith Paul Revere rode out to warn the militia that British troops were moving. He did not shout 'The British are coming!': the mission was secret, and colonists still thought of themselves as British.

State: British Colonial Empire, British Empire

Wikipedia (English) · 18th century

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Paul Revere never shouted 'The British are coming!' The ride was secret, British patrols were about, and colonists still saw themselves as British; witnesses recalled him saying 'The Regulars are coming out.' Share →

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