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Paul Revere’s Ride
Brooke SotoHistory 140
General Gage’s Dilemma• Thomas Gage - Commander in Chief of
British forces in the New World
• King appointed him governor of Massachusetts, but the people of New England were defiant
• Gage belied Bostonians were the worst, and the most familiar, the Boston silversmith Paul Revere
• By 1774, General Gage acquired a strong state in America & the Empire
• He worked faithfully to support the authority of the king & parliament, while seeking to consolidate the Americans
General Gage’s Dilemma
• His dilemma was as Edmund Burke said, “ an englishman is the unfittest person on earth to argue another englishman into slavery.”
• His policy wanted to get rid of democracy
• He wanted to limit access to law, & shift political cases to England
• He wanted to keep America commercially dependent on Britain
• Immediately, he wanted to strip weapons away from the Yankees with small military procedures
The Mission
• With Gage’s number’s being short, he surrendered at the heart of the rebel movement quickly
• The Whig leaders found out that England was preparing to attack, but wouldn’t fight until the British fired the first shot
• He had many hidden plans for the attack, but made sure he stayed within the limits of the law
The Mission
• Gage found out that the news of his movement could reach Concord before his troops would
• He planned to spy & sent out British officers in disguise to intercept any messengers
• The Americans were aware of these men & warned the country
The Warning• A messenger tells Paul Revere of
the future attack
• April 18th, 1775 Bostonians become aware of British plans to attack Concord & Lexington the next day
• John Hancock & Samuel Adams were the targets
• Revere went by boat to Charlestown to warn the Whigs in Lexington
• An alarm system had already been arranged
The Warning• By Revere lighting the lanterns in the
steeple of the North Church, it signaled that the British would be approaching by sea
• The Charleston Whigs gave Revere a horse & he traveled to Lexington at almost midnight
• Revere had to change routes when he almost ran into the British officers looking to stop messengers
• Once hitting Lexington & meeting with Adams & Hancock, Revere & another rider left for Concord
The Capture
• Traveling to Concord, Revere & Dawes met Samuel Prescott
• Unfortunately were captured by the British
• Dawes was able to escape & Revere & Prescott were taken
• They came across other riders that had been caught
• Prescott escaped
The Capture
• Revere was abused with questioning
• He told the truth & outed their plans to attack
• He said people in Lexington were already aware
• Once gunshots were heard, the prisoners were let go & they all fled
The Circle of Fire
• Lord percy came to Boston as a commander of his own regiment
• He was popular because he was the eldest son of a Duke
• He Led the 1st Brigade march & ran into the American militia in Lexington
The Circle of Fire
• In Lexington, the command of the militia was taken over by Brigadier William Heath
• April 19th, 1775 he met with the Massachusetts committee of safety & went to join his troops
• Through American fire & New England’s persistence, British officers were surprised
• Heath’s commanding was seen as a victory when they won over the British in the end