Sybil Ludington the "Female Paul Revere"

I am so still gonna do this episode! I didnt makke it in time.

I'll spend about 30 minutes on Sybil then the rest of show can be call ins or whatever! Sybil's Heroic Ride

On the night of April 26, 1777. The British were burning the town of Danbury and Colonel Ludington needed someone to ride and alert his men.  Sybil and her horse, Star, were the only ones who could go.

Few people knew of Sybil’s ride until an article appeared in a magazine in 1907 about her heroic deed. That was 130 years after she and Star rode to warn the men. Then a few people became interested in what she had done.

Sybil was cold, wet, and frightened, but she kept on riding, kept on knocking on doors to wake the men and tell them to muster at the Ludington’s home. When she arrived home in the morning she found Colonel Ludington’s 400 men in her front yard ready to fight the British.
Because of her heroic ride, the regiment was able to drive back the British and to save the lives of many people.

General George Washington came to the Ludington home to personally thank Sybil for her efforts.dington home to personally thank Sybil for her efforts.

(she rode about twice as far as he did on his famous ride). Married name: Sybil Ogden.