More than Paul Revere, dozens of colonial riders rode out on April 18-19, 1775

The part played by Paul Revere in the events of April 18–19, 1775 is well known in contemporary American literature. Revere rode from Boston to Lexington with William Dawes to warn of the British Regulars' march west.

Many people were under the impression that the soldiers were out to capture John Hancock and Samuel Adams. They distributed their word to other riders in the towns they passed through as Revere and Dawes proceeded in the direction of Lexington. By the end of the day, hundreds more cyclists had spread the news as far as Connecticut and New Hampshire. The network of information exchange was amazing and demonstrated how well-organized colonial authorities were. Despite the fact that Revere is by far the most well-known rider from that night, he was by no means the only one out there disseminating information.