USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-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: -He first used his signal system and had two lanterns placed on the Old North Church steeple in Boston to alert those on the harbor that the troops had left Boston and were crossing the Charles River.

Detailed explanation-4: -Paul Revere was a silversmith in colonial Boston. He’s famous for his midnight ride to warn colonists about the British troops who were poised to attack. He is thought to have shouted along the way “The British are coming, the British are coming!” though the anecdotal story has no real basis in history.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.