Who rode on horseback to warn the Minutemen that the British were coming during the U.S. Revolutionary War?

The story behind the answer

Paul Revere is correct: on the night of April 18, 1775, he rode from Boston to warn colonial militias (the Minutemen) that British regulars were marching toward Lexington and Concord. Lanterns hung in Boston’s Old North Church—“one if by land, two if by sea”—signaled the route, and Revere, along with William Dawes and Samuel Prescott, spread the alarm that led to the first clashes of the Revolutionary War.

Helpful context: the famous cry “The British are coming!” is likely a myth; riders probably said “The Regulars are out.” To remember the choices: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote the poem “Paul Revere’s Ride,” Thomas Paine wrote the pamphlet “Common Sense,” and Nathan Hale was the spy who said, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” Revere is the midnight rider.