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You Won’t Believe What Paul Revere Actually Saw—It’ll Shock You When most people think of Paul Revere, they recall the famous 1770 engraving of him riding at dawn warning colonists of British troops—a moment immortalized by Henry Longfellow’s poetic retelling. But what if you were told Paul Revere’s true night ride was far more dramatic and shocking than legend? What he actually saw—and did witness—on that fateful April 18, 1775, may surprise not just history buffs, but anyone who thinks they know the Founding Fathers. ### The Myth vs. the Reality Paul Revere is best known for his midnight ride to alert the American militia that British soldiers were marching to seize colonial arms in Lexington and Concord. Yet the popular story simplifies a complex, dangerous journey filled with near-misses, stunning close calls, and pivotal moments that could have changed the course of the American Revolution.