William Dawes
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William Dawes was an American patriot best known for his midnight ride on April 18, 1775, alongside Paul Revere, to warn colonial militias of approaching British troops at the outset of the American Revolutionary War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American patriot
ⓘ
Revolutionary War figure ⓘ militia officer ⓘ |
| allegiance | Patriot cause in the American Revolution ⓘ |
| citizenship | Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | poems and local memorials about the midnight ride ⓘ |
| coParticipant |
John Hancock
ⓘ
Paul Revere ⓘ Samuel Adams ⓘ Samuel Prescott ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States (post-independence historical association)
|
| culturalContext |
Colonial America
ⓘ
surface form:
American colonial period
|
| date | April 18, 1775 ⓘ |
| event | rode from Boston toward Lexington to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams ⓘ |
| familyName | Dawes ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
American Revolutionary era
ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolution era
|
| knownFor |
midnight ride of April 18, 1775
ⓘ
participation in events leading to the American Revolutionary War ⓘ warning colonial militias of approaching British troops ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Old South Church
ⓘ
surface form:
Old South Church, Boston
|
| militaryBranch |
Massachusetts Bay Colony militia
ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts militia
|
| militaryConflict |
Battles of Lexington and Concord
ⓘ
surface form:
Battles of Lexington and Concord (immediate context of his ride)
|
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableComparison |
Paul Revere
ⓘ
surface form:
Paul Revere (more widely remembered fellow rider)
|
| objective | to warn colonial militias of approaching British troops ⓘ |
| occupation |
militia officer
ⓘ
tanner ⓘ |
| participantIn |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
William Dawes’s warning ride ⓘ
surface form:
midnight rides of April 18–19, 1775
|
| partOf | Patriot intelligence and alarm network in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
|
| placeOfDeath | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Patriot (American Revolution) ⓘ |
| precededBy | British decision to march troops to seize colonial military supplies at Concord ⓘ |
| region | New England ⓘ |
| religion | Congregationalism ⓘ |
| residence | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| role | courier ⓘ |
| routeTaken | land route out of Boston Neck on April 18, 1775 ⓘ |
| spouse | Mehitable May ⓘ |
| tookPartIn | warning system to alert colonial militias of British troop movements ⓘ |
| transportUsed | horseback ⓘ |
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