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Sybil Ludington: Revolutionary War Rider by E.F. Abbott - Goodreads
Sybil Ludington: Revolutionary War Rider (Based on a True Story).
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]