Although Paul Revere was in fact a rider during the night of April 18, 1775, the account of him being a lone rider popularized by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem Paul Revere’s Ride, is far from the truth. Most people associate with Revere saying “The British are coming!” when in reality, many residents of colonial Massachusetts considered themselves British and this statement would have made little sense. According to historians based on eyewitness accounts, Revere apparently said “The Regulars are coming out,” as the term Regulars meant British soldiers. In addition, Revere…
