apr 18, 1775 - Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
Description:
On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere was instructed to ride to Lexington, Massachusetts by Dr. Joseph Warren in order to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock of the English troops intending to arrest them. After crossing the Charles River, Paul Revere rode through Lexington on a horse to warn Adams and Hancock. Revere was later joined by Dr. Samuel Prescott and William Dawes, who were all captured & freed or escaped from the British.-This event affected the families of Samuel Adams and John Hancock by allowing the men to evade capture.
-This event set the stage for the Battles of Lexington and Concord and the beginning of the Revolutionary War.
-This event shaped the world by greatly affecting the outcome of the Revolutionary war. Because Revere was able to warn Adams and Hancock, this influenced both their fate and their influence in the rest of the war.
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Date:
apr 18, 1775
Now
~ 250 years ago