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What role did paul Revere play in the battle of Lexington and concord?
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∙ 11y ago
Revere had no part in the battle of Lexington. He was to warn the men in Concord that the British were coming to collect the guns/powder stored there, but enroute to Concord he was arrested by a British patrol outside of Lexington. His horse was taken from him and the man who did do the ride was a Dr. Prescott along with another man named Dawes. The only reason we know about Revere is because in 1861( nearly a 100 years later) Longfellow wrote a poem called The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere. This was on the eve of the civil war and Longfellow meant the poem to tell a story about the start of the United States not to give factual history. The poem has been taken as fact and put in history books. It is not fact. The only part of it that is true is that Revere left Boston on the night of April 18, 1775.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 10y agoThe fable of Revere comes from a Longfellow poem written in 1861 and in reality he didn't ride through the night yelling about the British coming. Longfellow wrote his poem on the eve of the civil war to remind people of the nation's history. Somehow the poem became part of history and was put into history books as fact. Revere never finished the ride, his horse was taken away and he was held by a British patrol, but thanks to Longfellow we all know who he is. He billed Congress for the ride and the cost of the horse since it was taken from him and it didn't belong to him. It was borrowed. His one big contribution was the picture on a flier after the Boston Massacre showing colonist getting shot by the British. This was pure Propaganda and was used to incite discontent between the colonist and the British troops.
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∙ 11y agoHe didn't play any role.The fable of Revere comes from a Longfellow poem written in 1861 and in reality he didn't ride through the night yelling about the British coming.
Jamya Bienaime
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∙ 11y agoPaul Revere's roll in Lexington was to warn Samuel Adams and john handcook the regulars were coming
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∙ 6y agoHe was suppose to warn the men in Concord, but was arrested before he could get there. Dawes fell off his horse and Prescott got to Concord.
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Who warned everyone about the battle of Lexington concord?
Paul Revere did.
Who lit the lanterns right before battle of Lexington and Concord?
Paul Revere
What event took place first Battle of concord battle of Lexington British retreat to Boston Paul revere captured?
The Battle of Lexington. I should know, I not only studied it, but I got the answer correct on my History test.
Where did Paul Revere begin his mudnight ride?
Lexington and Concord
What did he decide to do when reaching Lexington Paul revere?
what did Paul Revere do when he reached lexington
Who warned everyone about the battle of Lexington concord?
Paul Revere did.
Who lit the lanterns right before battle of Lexington and Concord?
Paul Revere
What battle followed the warning of paul revere?
The battle that followed the warning of Paul Revere was the Battle of Lexington and Concord. This was considered one of the first military battles of the American Revolution.
Who warned people in concord and lexington of the british attack?
Paul Revere
When did the American Revolution began?
It began on the "18th of April in '75" with the battle of Lexington and Concord. The quote is from the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.
What event took place first Battle of concord battle of Lexington British retreat to Boston Paul revere captured?
The Battle of Lexington. I should know, I not only studied it, but I got the answer correct on my History test.
Where did Paul Revere have to travel during his ride?
From Lexington to Concord
What did paul revere do after the war of lexington and concord?
shoot his wife
Where did Paul Revere begin his mudnight ride?
Lexington and Concord
What did he decide to do when reaching Lexington Paul revere?
what did Paul Revere do when he reached lexington
What are the cities that paul rever warnd?
Paul Revere warned concord,and lexington
Who made a midnight ride to warn the people of lexington and concord?
Paul Revere made a midnight run to warn the people of Lexington and Concord. He cried to them, "The British are Coming, The British are Coming!" He never reached Concord, but told all of Lexington.
