During the time of Paul Revere, the British army's mode of transport—by land or sea—was crucial for strategic military movements. If the British approached by land, they could potentially surprise colonial militias and disrupt communication lines. Conversely, a sea approach would allow for greater troop reinforcements and supply lines, but would also give the colonists time to prepare and mobilize. Revere's famous midnight ride was aimed at warning the militias about the British movements, emphasizing the significance of their route.
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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.
Paul Revere first crossed the Charles River by boat to land in Charleston and ride to Lexington, where he could warn citizens that the British were coming. Revere then rode to Concord, warning all citizens along the way.
They came "by sea". The British soldiers' approach to Lexington would be determined by which route they took out of Boston. This why the question "by land or by sea" was so important to the rebels.
his feet carried him across the land
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Paul Revere was the subject of a poem that went "Listen my children and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere." Revere rode his horse among the American homes to warn them that the British were coming. It had been agreed that he would advise, "one if by land, two if by sea." He was very effective in warning that the British were coming.
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.
it reefers to a warning signal about the British invading in Revolutionary times.(Paul Revere)
Paul Revere first crossed the Charles River by boat to land in Charleston and ride to Lexington, where he could warn citizens that the British were coming. Revere then rode to Concord, warning all citizens along the way.
They came "by sea". The British soldiers' approach to Lexington would be determined by which route they took out of Boston. This why the question "by land or by sea" was so important to the rebels.
his feet carried him across the land
On April 18th, 1775 the signal was to tell Paul Revere whether the British were going to approach Lexington by sea or by land. A patriot placed two lamps in the tower and Paul Revere then spread the word to the rest of the patriots so they could be ready for the battle.
he did so for anybody that's trying to hide from the british No. Paul Revere met at the Old North Church where the decision was made to warn the men in Concord and Lexington. The lanterns were a signal to those outside Boston----and not for Revere. No, Paul Revere's friend hung them. But it wasnt Dawes because him and Revere were together when they notticed they were lit.
A silversmith by trade, Paul Revere warned the countryside on April 18, 1775, as set down in Longfellow's poem "Paul Revere's Ride" (1861). He and his fellow riders William Dawes and Samuel Prescott were stopped, but Dawes and Prescott escaped. As Revere was brought toward Lexington, the sound of gunfire caused his three British captors to take his horse and head for the battle, and so he also escaped. He later helped John Hancock and his family to flee Lexington.
Paul Revere made propaganda against the British after the Boston Massacre. He was a blacksmith and in his engraving, he made the British look like murderers that were shooting defenseless colonists. This made more colonists turn against the British. Paul Revere was also given the job to warn the colonies when the British were coming. He would ring the church bell twice if they were coming by water, and once if they were coming by land. He had to give this message to all of the colonies.
Paul Revere discusses a plan to warn the colonial militia that British troops are advancing towards Lexington and Concord. He arranges for lantern signals to be displayed in the Old North Church tower to alert the militia of the troops' movements by land or by sea.