THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES
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The lanterns would serve as the signal for another Patriot to Paul Revere to let him know how the British would approach.
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The lanterns would serve as a signal just in case Revere was not able to ride all the way to Lexington
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The Lanterns would alert the British that the Patriots were aware of their impending attack.
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The lanterns would let Revere know that the British would be crossing by land.
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Detailed explanation-1: -They briefly hung two lanterns near the windows and made their escape. This signal, from the tallest structure in the town of Boston, served as an early warning that a detachment of the British Army was crossing the Charles River and heading west towards the towns of Lexington and Concord .
Detailed explanation-2: -Paul Revere arranged to have a signal lit in the Old North Church – one lantern if the British were coming by land and two lanterns if they were coming by sea – and began to make preparations for his ride to alert the local militias and citizens about the impending attack.
Detailed explanation-3: -Paul Revere Lantern He ordered fellow Patriots to set two lighted lanterns in the belfry of Boston’s Christ Church (Old North Church). This prearranged signal was intended for the Patriot leaders across the Charles River in Charlestown and indicated the route of the British march.
Detailed explanation-4: -The enduring fame of the Old North began on the night of April 18, 1775, when two lanterns were hung in its steeple by church sexton Robert Newman and vestry member Captain John Pulling, Jr.