Who road with Paul Revere? and Who road where?

Answer 1

Dr. Joseph Warren ordered Paul Revere and William Dawes (a Tanner) to carry a warning to Lexington to John Hancock and Samuel Adams who were staying at the parsonage.

The story of the lanterns in the tower of the Old North Church is true and was set up by Paul Revere. Two if the British were coming by boat or one if that was a feint and they were actually marching over Boston Neck. The lanterns were also part of a backup system for others if Revere were captured.

Revere made it across the river by staying well down stream from the ship Somerset. In Charleston is where he got his horse which was supplied by Deacon John Larkin. Dawes had to talk his way past British sentries on Boston Neck. Both men made their ride and reached the parsonage before the British even began their march from the west shore of the Back Bay. It was 1:30 AM before the British actually began their march headed through Lexington to Concord.

The news brought by Dawes and Revere got the men in Lexington going and by 1:00 AM they had 130 men of the Lexington Militia in a formed line on the Lexington Common. Not wanting to mess with the British regulars they were dismissed.

Dawes and Revere remounted and rode for Concord. About two miles from the town they ran into a mounted patrol of British officers who General Gage had sent out to cut off messengers sounding the alarm. The two men were sized (along with a third man Dr. Samuel Prescott) and question. Dr. Prescott whispered to Revere to “put on” at which point they both broke away riding in opposite directions. Dawes turn and rode back to Concord to warn of this new group of British.

The British captured Revere and putting a gun to his head ordered him to tell the truth or they would blow his brains out. Revere proceeded to tell a bunch of big lies. One of which was that 500 men were gathering between the British and Boston and another was that the British leader Smith had his expedition run aground crossing Back Bay and was unlikely to appear. This apparently unnerved the British and they let Revere free who went straight to Adams and Hancock to bring them up to date.

That was primarily the Ride of Paul Revere.

Answer 2

He followed the yellow brick 'rode.'