What evidence supports your conclusion about the colonists fighting the British regulars from the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere?

Answer 1

77 colonial men met 1800 British troops on the Lexington green on the morning of April 19, 1775. We know these facts because of first hand accounts by people who were there and the historical research done by historians. There is no doubt it took place, but what we know of Revere is wrong.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. 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 from Rev. John Larkin and was named Brown Beauty. Larkin refers to it in his will. 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.