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On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere made his famous midnight ride through Massachusetts, warning colonists that "the British are coming!" The warning was in response to the British military's plan to march from Boston to the nearby towns of Lexington and Concord in order to seize and destroy military supplies that had been gathered there by American rebels.
Revere and two other riders, William Dawes and Dr. Samuel Prescott, set out from Boston to spread the alarm. Revere is most famous for his ride, which was immortalized in the poem "Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. In reality, Revere was captured by British soldiers before he reached Concord, and it was Prescott who actually rode on to warn the town.
Despite the capture of Revere and Dawes, the message that the British were coming was successfully spread throughout the countryside, and American militiamen were able to confront the British troops at Lexington and Concord the following day. These battles marked the beginning of the American Revolution. Paul Revere's ride has become an iconic symbol of American independence and the bravery of the colonists in their fight for freedom.
