![]() Revere was the first to arrive in Lexington. Joseph Warren told Revere and Dawes the news and the riders set out. They were coming to Lexington by the Charles River, or "by sea". It was during the night on April 18-19 in 1775 when the British began to move. There is a famous phrase about this event "one if by land, two if by sea". He would put one lantern if the British were coming by land and two if they were coming by sea. Robert Newman was to set lanterns in the steeple of the Old North Church to alert the colonists in Charleston. There was one other warning system that Paul Revere put in place just in case none of the riders made it. ![]() They would pass the warning on to other locations. There also were other riders that Revere and Dawes would tell along the way. This way, hopefully one of them would make it there safely to warn Adams and Hancock. William Dawes would ride a longer, but different route. Paul Revere would go across the Charles River to Charlestown and then to Lexington. Two main riders were to set out and warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington. The Sons of Liberty were watching the British closely so they could warn the colonists if they started to attack. In April of 1775 the British Army was stationed in Boston and rumor had it that they were about to make a move on the leaders of the Sons of Liberty and other American Patriots. ![]()
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