Never said it !

[Vagrant]

Paul Revere never said "the British are coming" [we were British], he most likely said the "Redcoats are coming" or "The Regulars are coming"

[Viking45]

Paul Revere never said "the British are coming" [we were British], he most likely said the "Redcoats are coming" or "The Regulars are coming"

Found this on an educational website-

We all know about Paul Revere's Ride, right? We all know about how Paul Revere rode from Lexington to Concord to warn the Americans that the British were coming. We all know about how he rode through the streets yelling, "The British Are Coming! The British Are Coming!"

We all know about it; yet it isn't true.

The truth is that Paul Revere never finished that ride that come to be named after him. Paul Revere was stopped by a British patrol on his way to Concord. He never made it!

In fact, he was riding with two other men, only one of whom succeeded in warning the Americans in Concord that the British were coming.

William Dawes also rode with Paul Revere that night. He, too, was stopped by a British patrol. He managed to escape, as did Dr. Samuel Prescott, the third rider.

Revere, meanwhile, didn't escape until much later, and without his horse. He walked back to Lexington and made it there in time to witness part of the battle on Lexington Green.

Dawes, meanwhile, got lost in the dark and never made it to Concord.

Only Dr. Samuel Prescott reached Concord, where he delivered the warning, "The British are Coming!" And when the British came to Concord, the Americans were ready.

Why is Paul Revere famous? Several reasons:

He was a well-known figure in the Revolutionary community. He was a silversmith who made lots of things out of silver and sold them to all kinds of people, including the Sons of Liberty.
He made the famous engraving of the Boston Massacre that stirred up so much hatred for the British.
He was the subject of the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem that became very famous.

[Vagrant]

We WERE British, he only warned of the "redcoats" [regular troope] were coming,as opposed to constabulary forces

[Vagrant]

We WERE British, he only warned of the "redcoats" [regular troope] were coming,as opposed to constabulary forces

In his diary Revere says "regulars" but in reenactments every year his reenactor says "redcoats"

[hogwild]

Yeah but Al- you're still a Yankee

[Vagrant]

Yeah but Al- you're still a Yankee

But not ruled by Britain My ancestors walked south to ensure that

[hogwild]

Well Hell Al; my ancestors walked 40yrs in the desert and still here we are: another pharaoh at 1600 Pennsylvania to deal with. Where's Moses when ya need him?

[Vagrant]

Well Hell Al; my ancestors walked 40yrs in the desert and still here we are: another pharaoh at 1600 Pennsylvania to deal with. Where's Moses when ya need him?

Allen West could be our Moses but the republicrats may not be that smart

[hogwild]

the republicrats may not be that smart

Oh I think they've already proven that statement

[Vagrant]

I see no need to write a whole book, that basically says "I agree"