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How many lanterns would Paul Revere hang up if the British were coming by land?
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What was Paul Revere looking for?
Paul Revere was looking for lanterns in the Old North Church. Paul Revere was a patriot in the American Revolution.
Who hung the lantern - one by land two if by sea?
Paul Revere and William Dawes rode to warn the Patriots of the approach of the British soldiers. Robert Newman was instructed to hang one lantern in the church tower if the British approached by land, and two if they were coming by crossing the Charles River. He hung two lanterns, because the British were crossing the Charles River.
When did paul revere proceed with the plan on the lantern incident at the north church tower?
he didn't. He was caught by british patrol before he saw the lanterns.
Who put up the lanterns for paul revere?
The lanterns were put out for Paul Revere by Robert Newman, Captain Pulling and Thomas Bernard. The lanterns were used to signify that the British troops were getting closer.
What was the signal did Paul Revere finally see?
Answer Folklore says that Paul Revere waited to see 1 or 2 lanterns in the steeple of the Old North Church that would signal if how the British were going to march. This is based on the poem, "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere". However this poem is full of un-truths. Paul Revere attended the meeting at the Old North Church where the decision was made to warn the surrounding country side and espeically the towns of Lexington and Concord. The signal of 2 lanterns were displayed in the steeple but not for Paul Revere---instead it was to inform other rebel in the area.
Who are the characters in paul revere's ride?
Paul Revere is the main character in the poem Paul Revere's Ride. He has a friend who helps to prepare signal lanterns before Paul's ride but the friend's name is never used.
Who lit the lanterns right before battle of Lexington and Concord?
Paul Revere
When did the revolutionary start Night or day?
Night. Thomas Newton lit two lanterns to signal that the British were coming by sea. Then Paul Revere went for a ride.
What does one if by land and two if by sea mean?
This is in the first stanza of Longfellow's poem The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere written in 1861. He is telling how Revere would know how the British came into Boston . One lantern by land and two lanterns by sea from the Old North Church. In this way Revere would know how to warn the colonists. As a point of reference Revere did not finish his ride.
Who warned Concorde that the British were coming?
Paul Revere
How was Paul Revere captured by the British?
because Paul revere was on a midnight ride and his route he was on the british were on too
