War hero William Dawes

William Dawes

Living place: Massachusetts

Birthday: 6-4-1745

Global rank: #42817

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Who is War hero William Dawes?
Famous as one of those sent on a midnight horse duty at the start of the American Revolutionary War to warn colonial militias that the British were approaching, he went into service in war as a member of a Boston regiment.
Dawes' specific mission during his last night's ride was to let Samuel Adams and John Hancock knew they were in danger of being captured by the British.
 
 

Young / Before famous

In the late 1760s, he joined an army known as the Old Massachusetts Artillery and Honor Company.

Family life info

The son of William Dawes and Lydia Boone, he spent his youth in Boston, Massachusetts. His first marriage - to Mehitable May - produced six children; His later union with Lydia Gendall resulted in one more child.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling War hero William Dawes?
Dawes 'midnight driving' companion Paul Revere has been immortalized in a famous poem voice of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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When was War hero William Dawes born?
William Dawes was born in 6-4-1745, death year is , at the age of 279.
Where is War hero William Dawes's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
William Dawes was born in Massachusetts, . is a War hero, whose Zodiac is Aries, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Ox. William Dawes's global rank is 42817 and whose rank is 95 in list of famous War hero.
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Events in 1745 and 6-4

Birthday William Dawes (6-4) in history

  • Day 6-4 year 1830: Religious leader Joseph Smith and five others organized The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fayette, New York.
  • Day 6-4 year 1862: The Battle of Shiloh in the American Civil War began.
  • Day 6-4 year 1896: First modern Olympic Games opened in Athens, Greece.
  • Day 6-4 year 1909: Robert Peary and Matthew Henson became the first to reach the North Pole.
  • Day 6-4 year 1917: U.S. declared war on Germany and entered World War I.
  • Day 6-4 year 1994: The presidents of Rwanda and Burundi were killed in a plane crash.
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