<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution" id="mwRw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="American Revolution">American Revolution</a>: The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Lexington_and_Concord" id="mwSA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battles of Lexington and Concord">British advancement by sea</a> begins; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Revere" id="mwSQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Paul Revere">Paul Revere</a> and other riders <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Revere's_Midnight_Ride" id="mwSg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Paul Revere's Midnight Ride">warn the countryside</a> of the troop movements.