Enroute to Warn Sam Adams and John Hancock...

It is a well known fact that Paul Revere embarked on his midnight ride toward Lexington Green on the night of April 18th 1775. His mission that evening was two-fold. Firstly, he was to ride to the house of the Reverend Jonas Clarke at Lexington, Massachusetts. Staying at this house was none other than Sam Adams and John Hancock; two of the biggest leaders in the colonial revolutionary movement. Revere had been informed by Dr. Joseph Warren (another rebel leader), that the British were to march on Lexington with the intention of arresting Adams and Hancock. Paul Revere was to advise Adams and Hancock of the impending British plan of their arrest, and see to it that they flee the area immediately.
His secondary mission was to proceed to Concord to advise the townsfolk that the British were planning on marching there to capture some colonial weaponry and munitions that were being hidden in that location.
What isn't as well known is that Revere wasn't the only rider that fatefull evening. In fact, if it wasn't for his accompanying riders, the outcome of the events that followed could have been drastically different than we know of them today.
Paul Revere was joined by William Dawes and Samuel Prescott for this historic ride. More so than that, other riders were employed with delivering messages to other locations as well. The riding party did reach Sam Adams and John Hancock in time to alert the two men, to which they decided to flee toward Woburn, Massachusetts.
After seeing to it that the two leaders were safely evacuated, Revere, Dawes, and Prescott proceeded to Concord to warn of the impending British arrival. However, in route to Concord, the three riders were intercepted by a party of British horsemen and detained. At this location, Paul Revere was captured by the British patrol (although he was released later). Luckily for the cause however, Prescott and Dawes managed to escape and warn the militiamen at Concord. This ample warning enabled the colonists to meet the regulars with force on the North Bridge in Concord; thus beginning the massive British retreat all the way back to Boston.



Home of Reverend Jonas Clarke - Location of Sam Adams and John Hancock in Lexington



Spot Where Paul Revere Was Captured Enroute to Concord



North Bridge in Concord