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It was a signal agreement. If the British army were coming by land, there would be one lantern showing. If the British army were coming by ship (sea), there would be two lanterns showing.

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Did they come by land or by sea?

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What does one by land two by sea mean?

"No body actually knows different story's been pasted on for years nobody actually knows if the British came by land or by sea different story's been pasted on for many years." Is NOT true. the real answer is.. They would hang two lanterns, light one if by land, two if by sea. Of course there wasn't a "3" because they didn't have airplanes! When it was night and two lanterns were lit and Paul Revere saw it, he jumped on his horse, and declared, "The British are coming!". Two other men joined his escapade to save the country.


How do the arrows indicating Athenian campaigns reflectbtheirboverall strategy for the war?

They attacked by land and by sea from all sorts of angles and directions.


Where did the phrase one if by land two if by sea come from?

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.


What was the significance of the phrase 'one if by land two if by sea'?

During the Revolutionary War, Boston was anticipating an invasion by the British. Someone was posted in the Old North Tower and instructed to watch and light one lantern if the forces came by land and two lanterns if they approached by sea. From there, Paul Revere rode through the streets spreading the word so the people could respond accordingly.