[Paige]

This article is historically incorrect. There were two other riders with Revere. Dawes and Prescott and they did not say 'The British are Coming.'
They said the 'Regulars are coming.' At the time in history, most of the Colonist still considered themselves British. The British military was called the Regulars; thus, the people were warned the "Regulars are coming."


Here is the whole story:
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1261.html

http://www.paulreverehouse.org/ride/real.shtml

[Pharmboy]

Thank you for the good info...always appreciated.

[american spirit]

Excellent links..........btw there are some who believe the Boston Tea Party was nothing of the such......the belief is that there was a demonstration by the locals but they were actually dumping drugs such as opium that were being delivered for distribution into the colonies by the Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. The company had used such drugs to keep local populations subdued has they were building their empire around the world. Don't know if this is true or not but it would be an interesting twist to the story.