Who was Paul Revere ? He was the one to see if the British "Regulars" were coming . He lived in the 1700's in Boston, and was a leader of the colonists. He was riding on his horse and when there was trouble with the British, he would alert everyone that lived in Boston at that time.
He was also able to break one of his friends out of jail . And didn't end up getting caught by any of the British troops .Eventually the British troops messed up his ride.
His famous warning, which told the other colonists, by using a lantern signal, that the "Regulars" were coming, was:
“One, if by land, and two, if by sea;
And I on the opposite shore will be,
Ready to ride and spread the alarm
Through every Middlesex village and farm,
For the country folk to be up and to arm."
Don't forget Williams Dawes!!
ReplyDelete"'Tis all very well for the children to hear
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere;
But why should my name be quite forgot,
Who rode as boldly and well, God wot?
Why should I ask? The reason is clear --
My name was Dawes and his Revere."
- Helen Moore, 1896