William Dawes
Military Person
1745 – 1799
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Who was William Dawes?
William Dawes, Jr. was one of several men and a woman who alerted colonial minutemen of the approach of British army troops prior to the Battles of Lexington and Concord at the outset of the American Revolution.
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- Born
- Apr 6, 1745
Boston - Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- Boston
- Died
- Feb 25, 1799
- Resting place
- King's Chapel Burying Ground
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on July 23, 2013
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