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Midnight Ride

United States of America · Warfare / American War of Independence. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1775Date range
2Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1775

William Dawes18 April 1775

Lexington · Warfare / American War of Independence

Joseph Warren sends William Dawes and Paul Revere to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams of the British march.

Joseph Warren18 April 1775

Boston · Warfare / American War of Independence

Dispatches William Dawes and Paul Revere to warn Patriot leaders of the British march.

Names involved

Joseph WarrenWilliam Dawes

Provenance

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