Revere, Paul
Died: 1818 AD, at 83 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Etcher, Military Officer, Patriot
1735 - Born on January 1st in Boston, Massachusetts. A folk hero of the American Revolution whose dramatic horseback ride on the night of April 18th, warning Boston-area residents that the British were coming, was immortalized in a ballad by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
1770 - Revere enthusiastically supported the patriot cause; as acknowledged leader of Boston's mechanic class, he provided an invaluable link between artisans and intellectuals.
1773 - He donned Indian garb and joined 50 other patriots in the Boston Tea Party protest against parliamentary taxation without representation.
1775 - He rode to nearby Concord to urge the patriots to move their military stores, which were endangered by pending British troop movements on April 16th.
1776 - He was put in command of Boston Harbour's principal defense at Castle William, but his war record as a lieutenant colonel was largely undistinguished.
1780s-90s - He went back into Silversmithing.
1818 - He died on May 10th in Boston, Massachusetts.
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