THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES
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A moment only he could be trusted
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Chasing the red-coats down the lane
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Beneath the churchyard, lay the dead
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When he crossed the bridge into Medford town
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Detailed explanation-1: -The farmers shoot, the British Regulars (the soldiers, or “redcoats") shoot back then flee. It’s a big win for the farmers, who manage to chase the British out of their fields and villages.
Detailed explanation-2: -His most famous quote was fabricated. Paul Revere never shouted the legendary phrase later attributed to him (“The British are coming!”) as he passed from town to town.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -He is most famous for alerting Colonial militia of British invasion before the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Revere was a prosperous and prominent Boston silversmith who helped organize an intelligence and alarm system to keep watch on the British military.