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"No body actually knows different story's been pasted on for years
nobody actually knows if the British came by land or by sea different story's been pasted on for many years." Is NOT true. the real answer is..
They would hang two lanterns, light one if by land, two if by sea. Of course there wasn't a "3" because they didn't have airplanes!
When it was night and two lanterns were lit and Paul Revere saw it, he jumped on his horse, and declared, "The British are coming!". Two other men joined his escapade to save the country.
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What does the saying 'one if by land two if by sea' mean?
It was a signal agreement. If the British army were coming by land, there would be one lantern showing. If the British army were coming by ship (sea), there would be two lanterns showing.
Where did the phrase one if by land two if by sea come from?
On April 18th, 1775 the signal was to tell Paul Revere whether the British were going to approach Lexington by sea or by land. A patriot placed two lamps in the tower and Paul Revere then spread the word to the rest of the patriots so they could be ready for the battle.
What was the significance of the phrase 'one if by land two if by sea'?
During the Revolutionary War, Boston was anticipating an invasion by the British. Someone was posted in the Old North Tower and instructed to watch and light one lantern if the forces came by land and two lanterns if they approached by sea. From there, Paul Revere rode through the streets spreading the word so the people could respond accordingly.
Were did the fighting happen in World War 2?
OK so there were two theaters one was the eurpoean theater and the other was the pacific theater. That is were most of the fighthing happened. There was also land based conflict in Northern Africa. The sea based conflicts were conducted throughout the world.
What were two political ambitions of Adolf Hitler?
One ambition, was that of taking back the land taken in the Treaty of Versailles. This was closely related to Hitler's prophecys of "The Third Reich", which was his land of "Supreme Human beings." Sorry if this is vague, but that's what I know.
