USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -If your question is about Paul Revere’s midnight ride (and the Longfellow poem), the British came “by sea”-across the Charles River then due west to Concord by way of Lexington.

Detailed explanation-2: -The British East India Company came to India as traders in spices, a very important commodity in Europe back then as it was used to preserve meat. Apart from that, they primarily traded in silk, cotton, indigo dye, tea and opium. They landed in the Indian subcontinent on August 24, 1608, at the port of Surat.

Detailed explanation-3: -Paul Revere saw two lights hanging in Christ Church in Boston, signaling that the British would row across the Charles River to Cambridge and continue to Lexington. During his ride, Revere let colonists along the way know about the British by calling “The Regulars Are Coming Out!"

Detailed explanation-4: -The first British to land in India were led by Robert Clive. Although the British had many reasons for coming to India, they ultimately wanted to control the country’s vast resources. The British rule in India lasted for nearly two centuries, until 1947 when India finally gained independence.