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​ THE MIDNIGHT RIDE OF PAUL REVERE BY: ROMEL CROSBY​

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On one evening of 1775 DR. Joseph Warren told Paul Revere to ride to Lexington Massachusetts to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that the British troops were marching to arrest them. Paul Revere rowed across the Charles river to Charles town.He barowed a horse from his old friend decon John Larkin.And to signal that the troops would come by sea he would hang to lanterns in the.Christian church bell t​ower.And on the way to Lexington he stoped at each house on the country side and warned everyone. and then finally arrived in Lexington by midnight.

And after Paul Revere arrived at the house where Adam and Hancock were stayng. They told him to head to Concord Massachusetts where wepons and supplies were hidden. And just to be sure that if Paul Revere did not make it they sent a back up man. William Dawes. And so the both of the on there ride meet up and rode together. To Concord Massachusetts and on the way there they were joined by another rider Dr. Samuel Prescott. So all three rode together to Concord Massachusettsand on there ride they were spotted and arrested by the british patrol. And soon after they were arrested Dr samuel Prescott ecsaped and dawes soon after. so paul Revere was held a little longer and released the next day because the patrol did not have enough evedince that he did any thing. That was the midnight ride of Paul Revere.