Was Paul Revere, in all actuality, really that important during the night that the Regulars(brittish) marched?

Question

Note that he did not gain national attention until the year 1860 (his midnight ride took place in 1775), when Longfellow wrote his famous poem.

Also note he never actually said "the brittish are coming," as most townspeople living in America still considered themselves Brittish.

Would the events of that fateful night been the same without Paul Revere?

Answer 1

he propably gave the alert needed. if not, the result may have been different.

Answer 2

The primary goal of the Brittish regulars was to apprehend the leaders of the opposition, Sam Adams and John Hancock. There secondary goal was, to disarm the populace along the way. Here's the whole story of Paul Revere's ride: Revere confronted 2 British regulars manning a road block as he headed north across Charlestown Neck. As he turned around, the regulars gave chase and he eluded them. He then continued on to Lexington, to the home of Jonas Clarke where Sam Adams and John Hancock were staying. There, his primary mission was fulfilled when he notified Adams and Hancock that "The Regulars are coming out!" (he never exclaimed, "The British are coming". This would have made no sense at the time since they considered themselves British). Revere and Dawes then headed for Concord and came across Doctor Prescott who then joined them. They decided to alarm every house along the way. Just outside of the town of Lincoln, they were confronted by 4 Regulars at another road block. They tried unsuccessfully to run their horses through them. Prescott, who was familiar with the terrain, jumped a stone wall and escaped. Revere and Dawes tried to escape and shortly into the chase they were confronted by 6 more regulars on horseback. Revere was surrounded and taken prisoner. Dawes got away as they were taking Revere into custody. The British officers began to interrogate Revere, whereupon Revere astonished his captors by telling them more than they even knew about their own mission. (HA!) He also told them that he had been warning the countryside of the British plan and that their lives were at risk if they remained in the vicinity of Lexington because there would soon be 500 men there ready to fight. Revere, of course, was bluffing. The Regulars had Revere remount his horse and they headed toward Lexington Green, when suddenly, they heard a gunshot! Revere told the British officer that the shot was a signal "to alarm the country!". Now the British troops were getting very nervous (hehe). A few minutes later, they were all startled to hear the heavy crash of an entire volley of musketry from the direction of Lexington's meeting house and then the Lexington town bell began clanging rapidly! Jonathan Loring, a Lexington resident captured earlier, turned to his captors and shouted "The bell's a' ringing! The town's alarmed, and you're all dead men!"
The British officers then talked urgently among themselves and decided to release their captives so as they would not slow their retreat.

Answer 3

Paul Revere is just the best known of the people that made rides. There were others, so without Paul Revere the events probably would have been the same, but we'd just credit someone else with that historical event.

Answer 4

Revere was a well known silversmith and the most famous of the three men that made the ride. Two started out on it (Dawes and Revere). They met Dr. Prescott on the way. Revere was captured, Dawes was nearly captured, and Prescott (who knew the area well) carried the alarm on. Revere's name was the one most remembered and was better in the poem than the other two.

Answer 5

While Revere's role in the "midnight ride" is not very significant, he played a major role in Massachusett's Sons of Liberty.
But his most influencial act was as the artist depicting the event known as the "Boston Masacre". His depiction in radical colonial papers transformed popular opinon against the British in the event.

Answer 6

Paul Revere was not at all a significant figure in that fateful incident. on his way to warning the colonists that "the British are coming," he was captured by the Redcoats. the two others who were with Revere (i forget their names) were the ones who succeeded in delivering the warning in time.

Answer 7

a local doctor rode on on another road they held the captured paul revere over night

Answer 8

he made the difference. if he would not of said any thing the people would not of been ready.

Answer 9

We will never know