Apparently, Gage found out about a weapons stash at Concord. However, we had spies all over Boston. They quickly noticed the Redcoats preparing for travel and battle and informed us.
Paul Revere and William Dawes set out on horseback when they saw two lanterns shine in a steeple, signaling that the British would come by river. They rode in order to wake the minutemen and prepare them for battle. Minutemen were Militia members who pledged to be ready in a minute's notice.
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Info: White, Deverall, United States HIstory: Beginnings to 1822, page 114
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