Here are 10 facts about the colonial hero. In he unwittingly became the first person to practice forensic dentistry in the United States: He identified the body of his friend Joseph Warren nine months after the well-known revolutionary died during the Battle of Bunker Hill by recognizing wiring he had used on a false tooth.
Contrary to popular legend, Revere did not fashion a set of wooden dentures for George Washington. One of his most famous engravings is a sensationalized and propagandist depiction of the Boston Massacre , based on a painting by the Bostonian artist Henry Pelham. Its widespread distribution helped to fuel growing resentment toward the British army and government. Beginning in , the mechanics, also referred to as the Liberty Boys, spied on British soldiers and met regularly in the legendary Green Dragon Tavern to share information.
For one thing, Revere was not alone on his mission to warn John Hancock , Samuel Adams and other patriots that the British were approaching Lexington on the evening of April 18, Revere also never reached Concord, as the poem inaccurately recounts. Overtaken by the British, the three riders split up and headed in different directions. The operation was meant to be conducted as discreetly as possible since scores of British troops were hiding out in the Massachusetts countryside.
Not only is it unlikely Revere owned a horse at the time, but he would not have been able to transport it out of Boston across the Charles River. His shop produced pieces ranging from simple spoons to magnificent tea sets. His work was well regarded during his lifetime and is highly prized today. Revere supplemented his income with other business ventures. During the economic depression that followed the French and Indian War, Revere began working as a copperplate engraver. He produced illustrations for books and magazines, business cards, political cartoons, bookplates, a song book, and bills of fare for taverns.
He also practiced as a dentist from to , to the extent that his time and skills allowed. He cleaned teeth, fastened in false teeth and sold toothpaste.
There is no evidence he made full sets of dentures. As a member of the Masonic Lodge of St. Andrew, he was friendly with activists like Dr. Joseph Warren. The Midnight Ride , including map and images. At 10 pm on the night of April 18, , Revere received instructions from Dr. During this time Revere printed paper currency for the Massachusetts government, and helped to acquire powder and ammunition for the colonial troops.
Revere and his troops saw little action at this post, but they did participate in minor expeditions to Newport, Rhode Island and Worcester, Mass. In the summer of , Paul Revere was appointed commander of the field artillery in a large multi-colony expedition sent to the Maine district of Massachusetts now the state of Maine to capture a small British fort at Castine, near the mouth of the Penobscot River.
Lack of cooperation between the naval and land forces virtually guaranteed that little would be accomplished before a British relief squadron arrived and trapped the American expedition in Penobscot Bay. An orderly retreat up the Penobscot River quickly turned into a panicked rout, with vessels exploding, being run aground, and scuttled to prevent their falling into enemy hands.
The American land forces became scattered and most made their way back to Boston on foot. When he was 19, tragedy struck when Revere's father died, leaving his son to take over his business and support his mother and siblings. Soon, Revere also had his own family to care for. In he married Sarah Orne, with whom he had eight children. Not long after her unexpected death in , Revere married Rachel Walker, with whom he had another eight children.
Revere, who augmented his income by becoming an engraver and dentist, was the by the s a master goldsmith, faring well in a city that was struggling economically, squeezed by British tax policies. His clients included both artisans like himself and the city's upper class, whose homes were adorned with Revere-made tea sets and spoons. Even as his business did well, Revere took stock of the situation around him. As others struggled, he sensed that his own livelihood could soon be affected unless issues with the British were soon addressed.
He joined the Freemasons and befriended other activists such as James Otis and Dr. Joseph Warren. As his confidence in his leadership abilities grew, so did his responsibilities.
As tensions between the colonies and the British deepened, Revere was tapped to spy on British soldiers and report on their movement. In addition he worked as a courier for the Boston Committee of Correspondence and the Massachusetts Committee of Safety. In a brazen act of defiance, he and others dressed as Native Americans and dumped tea into Boston Harbor, launching what came to be known as the Boston Tea Party.
But it was his ride on April 18, , that etched his name into history, especially after it was commemorated later by the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The Battle at Lexington ensued, and with it, the American Revolution.
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