波尔·里维尔是三名骑手之一, 他传播英国的计划, Paul Revere was one of three riders spreading word of British plans, though he was captured before reaching destinations.

历史学家大卫·哈克特·菲舍尔详细说明了保罗·雷维尔著名的骑行比诗歌所暗示的要复杂得多. Historian David Hackett Fischer details how Paul Revere's famous ride was more complex than the poem suggests. 虽然雷维尔是三名传闻的骑手之一,但他并不是唯一一个,在抵达目的地之前被英国巡逻队抓获. While Revere was one of three riders spreading the word, he was not the only one, and he was captured by British patrols before reaching his destinations.