Paul Revere

Paul Revere was an American silversmith in the colonial United States during the mid- to late-18th century. He was a strong patriot who advocated the movements for freedom from Great Britain, and helped stir revolutionary sentiments. As the British Redcoats sent in to control the situation marched toward several key cities to disarm colonial militia, Revere made his famed "Midnight Ride" on April 18, 1775, warning the sleeping colonists of the British advance. The prepared militia were able to take on and hold back the British at the battles of Lexington and Concord. Revere went on to serve as a major of infantry in the Massachusetts militia. He was transferred to the artillery of the Massachusetts militia, although he was quickly promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and stationed at Castle William to defend Boston Harbor. His engineering skills proved useful in the defense of the fort, as he applied his knowledge in the maintaining of the armaments and defenses of the fort. He participated in an expedition to take a British base in Newport, Rhode Island, but these efforts were abandoned. Revere's final military actions took place in the 1779 Penobscot Expedition as the head of artillery, but this too was a failed effort and Revere was dismissed from the militia on charges of disobeying orders and other various claims made by his political enemies. He sought a full court martial to clear his name, which was not granted until 1782.

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