I'm not seeing how it's a stretch. They are actual lanterns, not just any kind of light.
Q started in Oct 2017 and one of the first pictures was washington crossing the delaware
freedom, patriotism, etc talk from Q over the years
the more historical land/sea reference seems to fit pretty well with patriots wanting their independence from the deep state and bad actors. Paul revere was a patriot in the american revolution. doesn't seem like a stretch at all