They saw two lanterns in the steeple of Old North Church.
Paul Revere lit two lamps in the North Church to warn the citizens that the British were coming.
No code. Revere was told to warn the men in Concord and paid 30 shillings for the job. He never finished his ride because he met a British patrol and his horse taken away. Dawes never got to Concord either because he fell off his horse. Prescott is the only one to get to Concord.
The Poem is just that---poetry. It is Not Historical.He got some of the main points right, but others he did not.The man who made the ride was named Paul Revere.However, the lamps were hung in Christ's Church. The Old North Church had a hill by it and no one could've seen the light.Paul Revere was on the same shore- not the opposite shore- ready to spread the alarm. However, Longfellow doesn't mention his partner, William Dawes or the other partner (whose name escapes me...)Paul Revere acually failed to finsih his ride, because he was stopped by a British patrol. They took his horse, and let him live.But lets not forget Dawes! Dawes was the one who DID finish the ride and another professor also rode along.. (can't seem to remember his name).Actually William Dawes was stopped by The british aswell...The man who finished the ride was Samuel Prescott.......Who was from Lexington and met up with Dawes and Revere as they headed for Concord...They were all confronted by four British troops Paul Revere was captured and his Horse was taken (He made back to lexington on foot in time to see the end of the battle) while Dawes and Samuel Prescott used the surrounding forest to lose the British,Dawes was later captured But Prescott made it (probably because of his intimate knowledge of the surrounding Woods)....
actually the laterns were a back up to warn the people in Charleston of the british invasion in case paul revere and William dawes were killed or captured before they could warn the people. as for who was watching for the laterns in the city I do not know.
Legend says it was a lantern in the steeple of the Old North Church. According to the Paul Revere Heritage Project, this signal was a backup plan designed by Revere himself but which in the end he didn't need.
Paul Revere lit two lamps in the North Church to warn the citizens that the British were coming.
he did so for anybody that's trying to hide from the british No. Paul Revere met at the Old North Church where the decision was made to warn the men in Concord and Lexington. The lanterns were a signal to those outside Boston----and not for Revere. No, Paul Revere's friend hung them. But it wasnt Dawes because him and Revere were together when they notticed they were lit.
Paul Revere was looking for lanterns in the Old North Church. Paul Revere was a patriot in the American Revolution.
No code. Revere was told to warn the men in Concord and paid 30 shillings for the job. He never finished his ride because he met a British patrol and his horse taken away. Dawes never got to Concord either because he fell off his horse. Prescott is the only one to get to Concord.
it was Paul Revere and other minutemen who did the warning system in the old north church.
The Poem is just that---poetry. It is Not Historical.He got some of the main points right, but others he did not.The man who made the ride was named Paul Revere.However, the lamps were hung in Christ's Church. The Old North Church had a hill by it and no one could've seen the light.Paul Revere was on the same shore- not the opposite shore- ready to spread the alarm. However, Longfellow doesn't mention his partner, William Dawes or the other partner (whose name escapes me...)Paul Revere acually failed to finsih his ride, because he was stopped by a British patrol. They took his horse, and let him live.But lets not forget Dawes! Dawes was the one who DID finish the ride and another professor also rode along.. (can't seem to remember his name).Actually William Dawes was stopped by The british aswell...The man who finished the ride was Samuel Prescott.......Who was from Lexington and met up with Dawes and Revere as they headed for Concord...They were all confronted by four British troops Paul Revere was captured and his Horse was taken (He made back to lexington on foot in time to see the end of the battle) while Dawes and Samuel Prescott used the surrounding forest to lose the British,Dawes was later captured But Prescott made it (probably because of his intimate knowledge of the surrounding Woods)....
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actually the laterns were a back up to warn the people in Charleston of the british invasion in case paul revere and William dawes were killed or captured before they could warn the people. as for who was watching for the laterns in the city I do not know.
Legend says it was a lantern in the steeple of the Old North Church. According to the Paul Revere Heritage Project, this signal was a backup plan designed by Revere himself but which in the end he didn't need.
Old North Church (officially, Christ Church in the City of Boston), at 193 Salem Street,
Answer Folklore says that Paul Revere waited to see 1 or 2 lanterns in the steeple of the Old North Church that would signal if how the British were going to march. This is based on the poem, "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere". However this poem is full of un-truths. Paul Revere attended the meeting at the Old North Church where the decision was made to warn the surrounding country side and espeically the towns of Lexington and Concord. The signal of 2 lanterns were displayed in the steeple but not for Paul Revere---instead it was to inform other rebel in the area.
he didn't. He was caught by british patrol before he saw the lanterns.