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Our Revolutionary War has a history of heroes. Many, however, who fill the history books are not without controversy. Sybil Ludington (April 5, 1761 – February 26, 1839), daughter of Colonel Henry Ludington and his wife, Abigail Ludington, is one of those people. Sybil has been celebrated as a heroine of the American Revolutionary War since about 1900. At the age of 16, she rode her horse, Star, on a night ride on April 26, 1777, to alert militia forces in the villages of Putnam County, New York, and Danbury, Connecticut, to the approach of the British regular forces. A young American patriot, Sybil Ludington is the female counterpart to the more famous Paul Revere. The ride was similar to those performed by William Dawes and Revere (Massachusetts, April 1775). Although Ludington rode more than twice the distance of Revere and was much younger than the two more famous men. The story of Sybil primarily remained a local legend until her story was first published in 1880 by local historian Martha Lamb.

Lamb said that she relied on numerous primary sources, including letters, ser

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The Revolutionary War Heroine Sybil Ludington

This Women’s History Month we’re kicking off with the story of a Revolutionary War heroine whom you might not have heard of before. Sybil Ludington is known today as the “female Paul Revere” and while her actions were equally heroic, she was largely forgotten until just over a century after her own midnight ride took place. That was until the first account of her legendary actions were documented by Martha J. Lamb in her 1880 book, History of the City of New York.

Sybil Ludington was born on April 5, 1761 as the first of twelve children to Henry and Abigail Ludington in Fredericksburg, New York (a town known today as Kent). Her father, Colonel Henry Ludington, had served the in the British military for over sixty years but at the time of the American Revolution he had switched sides to the Patriot cause. When the Revolutionary War began, the Ludington family lived in Dutchess County (today known as Putnam County) and Colonel Ludington served as a commander in the local county militia. Sybil’s father was a gristmill owne

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Sybil Ludington

American woman (1761–1839)

Sybil Ludington

Born	(1761-04-05)April 5, 1761
Died	February 26, 1839(1839-02-26) (aged 77) Unadilla, New York
Spouse	Edmond Ogden (m. 1784; died 1799)

Sybil (or Sibbell) Ludington (April 5, 1761 – February 26, 1839) was an American woman who made an alleged ride during the American Revolutionary War, though modern accounts dispute this. On April 26, 1777, at age 16, Ludington, the daughter of a Colonel Henry Ludington, was claimed to have made an all-night horseback ride 40 miles (64 km) to rally American militiamen in neighboring towns after British forces raided and burnt Danbury, Connecticut.

Accounts of Ludington's ride are based on a brief mention in 1907 memoirs about her father, published privately by his grandchildren. A 2015 report in The New England Quarterly says there is little evidence backing the story,^[1] and whether the ride occurred has been questioned^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]