USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A more accurate title would have been “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, William Dawes and Samuel Prescott.” The ride went like this, according to The Paul Revere House: Revere was asked by patriot Joseph Warren to take news to Lexington that British troops were on the march.

Detailed explanation-2: -Though based on historic events, the poem should be read as a myth or tale, not as a historical account. Many historians have dissected the poem since 1860 and compared it to Revere’s account of the ride in his own words and other historic evidence.

Detailed explanation-3: -Samuel Prescott was a physician who lived in Concord, Massachusetts. In the early hours of April 19, 1775, he joined Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn people the British were marching to Concord. Prescott is the only one of the three who actually made it to Concord.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Midnight Ride was the alert to the American colonial militia in April 1775 to the approach of British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord.

Detailed explanation-5: -While Paul Revere rode into history on April 18, 1775, his fellow rider, William Dawes, galloped into undeserved oblivion. While Paul Revere rode into history on April 18, 1775, his fellow rider, William Dawes, galloped into undeserved oblivion.