Sybil Ludington

Sybil Ludington

Revolutionary War Heroine

April 26, 1777

Called out the volunteer militia, by riding

through the night, alone, on horseback, at

the age of 16, alerting the countryside to

the burning of Danbury, Conn. by the British

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Sybil Ludington

Sybil Ludington

On April 26, 1777 this brave sixteen

year-old girl rode through the

enemy-infested countryside for

thirty miles in Putnam County, New

York, to warn the local militia that

British troops were attacking and

plundering Danbury, Connecticut.

Donated by Anna Hyatt Huntington

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