USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -They took separate routes in case one of them was captured: Dawes left the city via the Boston Neck peninsula and Revere crossed the Charles River to Charlestown by boat.

Detailed explanation-2: -But Revere, Dawes and a third rider named Samuel Prescott were captured by the British en route, and only Prescott reached Concord. Revere was soon released, but he had already helped give the colonial militia a key advantage by alerting them to the impending attack by the British.

Detailed explanation-3: -After informing Colonel Conant and other local Sons of Liberty about recent events in Boston and verifying that they had seen his signals in the North Church tower, Revere borrowed a horse from John Larkin, a Charlestown merchant and a patriot sympathizer.

Detailed explanation-4: -He was the owner of Brown Beauty, the mare of Paul Revere s Ride. The mare was loaned at the request of Samuel s son, deacon John Larkin, and was never returned to the owner.