USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Revere’s famous ride ended on the outskirts of Lincoln, when he, Dawes, and Prescott ran into a British patrol. While Dawes and Prescott escaped, Revere was captured, playing no further role in the events of April 19. Prescott managed to make it home to Concord, however, and alerted the town.

Detailed explanation-2: -On April 18, 1775 Paul Revere was asked to ride to Lexington, Massachusetts to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that the British troops were coming to arrest them.

Detailed explanation-3: -After being arrested by a British patrol, Revere was held for a while but then released. Left without a horse, Revere returned to Lexington in time to witness part of the battle on the Lexington Green. By the end of the day, the colonists were singing “Yankee Doodle” and the American Revolution had begun.

Detailed explanation-4: -On April 18th, 1775, Revere made the most famous ride of his life, to Lexington, to warn patriot leaders in hiding there. During the Revolutionary War, Revere helped fortify Boston against a possible British attack.

Detailed explanation-5: -The essential myth is that Revere rode on his own, when in reality, Dawes was also a leading rider, and most scholars agree that there were as many as 40 riders assigned to carry the warning to through northern and eastern Massachusetts.