Paul Revere

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"Indeed, you and I will cross the Charles river and rouse the boys. William, I need you to take the overland route and do the same. Robert, I need you up in Christ Church. Light the signal. Two lanterns - our enemy comes by sea! No time for dawdling, my friend! We have lives to save. Come on!"

―Paul Revere to Connor, Robert Newman, and William Dawes concerning the Midnight Ride

Paul Revere (1735 – 1818) was an American silversmith from Boston. Additionally, he was also a leading figure in the Sons of Liberty.

Probably most known for his "Midnight Ride" of 18 April 1775, where he took credit for the ride of Isreal Bissle who alerted Colonial militia of approaching British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord.

Biography

Early life

Paul Revere was born in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts, on 21 December 1734 to Apollos Rivoire and Deborah Hitchborn. At age 13, Paul left his school life to become an apprentice of his father, who was a silversmith. Unfortunately, when Apollos passed away in 1754, Paul was unable to legally obtain control over the silversmith business.

A few years later, during the French and Indian War, Paul decided to enlist in the Provincial Army in February of 1756. Initially commissioned as a second lieutenant in a provincial artillery regiment, he was stationed at Fort William Henry in New York.

However, life in the army did not last long for Revere, and instead he ended up back in Boston to reclaim the title of silversmith, only this time under his own name. Once back in Boston, Paul married Sarah Orne, who ended up mothering eight children.

Joining the Revolution

"A request for aid from Paul Revere. Seems the Redcoats are up to something in Boston. Guess you made an impression on the Sons of Liberty."

― Achilles sending Connor to Paul's aid

Paul Revere became involved in the American Revolution around 1765 during the Stamp Act. Due to the already suffering Massachusetts economy, the Stamp Act only worsened the situation even more. Although Paul was not apart of the original set of Stamp Act protesters, he happened to be very connected with those involved with the movement.

Connor and Revere meet.

In 1765, a group of militants formed known as the Sons of Liberty. Although Paul was not involved with the protesters of the Stamp Act, he did join the Sons of Liberty. From 1765 on, Paul was involved with the Sons by producing engravings or artifacts with political themes. However, Revere's duties did not stop at such simple anti-British propaganda, but rather extended to some of the well known occurrence of the Revolution. One of these well known occurrences was the Boston Tea Party, of which Revere obtained the position as a ringleader of the protest.

Midnight Ride

"Aye. He's readying an assault on Lexington, where Adams and Hancock have taken shelter. After that, he will march on Concord - hoping to destroy our weapons and supplies. You must help us!"

― Paul explaining the course, and cause, of the ride to Connor

Warning Prescott of the Regulars.

During the American Revolutionary War, Revere became an associate of the Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton. On April 18, 1775, they rode through the Frontier to rally the Patriots to repel the Regular advance for Samuel Adams and John Hancock, this was known as the Midnight Ride. However, the rallying of Patriots was not the only cause for the ride, as it enabled Connor to assassinate the British Templar Jonathan Pitcairn.

The beginning of the ride went smoothly, they rallied patriots without any resistance from the Regulars. However, at one of the homes visited, they were surprised to see the British already waiting for them. This unfortunate occurrence forced them to escape the threat, and to attempt to warn the final house of the imminent threat. At the final home, they not only found their contact Samuel Prescott, but also found his fiancee, of whom he was having a dalliance with.

After warning Prescott, Paul and Connor needed to reach the Hancock-Clarke House in Lexington, where they met with Adams and Hancock, and warned them to leave. Once their mission of warning the Patriots was complete, Paul and Dawes continued on to Concord, leaving Connor and John Parker to hold the town.

Later life

After the conclusion of the American Revolutionary War, Revere opened up his own hardware and home-goods store in Boston. By 1788, Paul had invested the money he had earned through his silver-works into purchasing a large furnace. This attributed to his opening of an iron factory in Boston's North End, which produced utilitarian cast items.

After running a very successful business for years, he then moved to the creation of church bells. By 1792, Paul became one of the best bell makers in all of America. Following his success in bell making, Paul teamed up with his sons to create the Paul Revere & sons firm. In 1792, Paul found other uses for his furnace, and moved on to create the Revere Copper & Brass Inc. Revere remained politically active until his death on 10 May 1818, at the age of 83.

Trivia

• Although Paul's midnight ride was portrayed as one of epic proportions, in reality, he only rode from Cambridge to Boston.

Gallery

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  Concept art of Paul Revere.
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  Paul Revere talking to Connor.
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  Paul Revere's house.
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  Paul conversing with Dawes
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  Paul telling the others to escape
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  Paul and Connor escaping from the British

Reference

• Assassin's Creed III