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Into what town did Paul Revere ride into on the night that he warned the ready men about the British? ?

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Into what town did Paul Revere ride into on the night that he warned the ready men about the British? ?

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  1. Boston


  2. He road from Charlestown (a virtual suburb of Boston) on the road to0 Lexington and thence to Concord.  He didn't make it to Lexington, however, as he was captured, and his horse taken from him.  It was Doctor Prescott who managed to get word out to the Lexington and eventually Concord Minute Men and militia.  However, Revere was responsible for spreading the alarm to three towns before being captured.  Somerville, Medford and Arlington.

  3. Technically, he rode from Boston through Cambridge through Menotomy (aka Arlington nowadays) and into Lexington, where he was stopped and had his horse taken away. He did, however, assist in getting John Hancock to safety, mainly by helping move his huge trunk of papers and belongings.  He actually was within hearing range of the confrontation on the Battle Green.  Also riding that night with the same mission was William Dawes, who also was stopped before making it to Concord.  Upon reaching Lexington, they encountered Dr. Samuel Prescott, who was told of the mission and rode on to Concord and spread the alarm there.  Between the three of them, they were able to get the word out, and hundreds of militia members came from miles around to assault the British throughout the day as the British attempted to march back from Concord, and the British endured many casualties on that trip back, and worse, ended up being bottled up in Boston by the militias that came that day and after. This would lead to the Battle of Bunker (Breed's) Hill, and ultimately the withdrawal of the British from Boston on March 17, 1776, still celebrated in Boston as Evacuation Day (and nicely doubling with St. Patrick's Day, I might add).  

    A few other quick notes:  Revere would not have said "the British are coming", but rather called them "the Regulars".  He also would have been warning the local militias, which in some areas qualified as "Minutemen" (not "ready men").  Interestingly enough, Lexington technically did not have Minutemen, and the famous statue on the Battle Green is not of a Minuteman, but of Captain John Parker.

  4. He was on the road to Lexington, MA.  

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