Sybil Ludington Thesis

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The Revolutionary War was fought by average men against the tyrannical rule of the British Empire. This was when Americans fought for their independence against Britain. Paul Revere warned patriots about the British on April 18, 1775 and is well-known. However, a sixteen-year-old rode more than twice the distance as Paul Revere and in more dangerous conditions. On April 26, 1777, Sybil Ludington took a stand in history, because the British were attacking Danbury, Connecticut, and she rode 40 miles from Carmel to Farmers Mills to gather her father's militia. Sybil Ludington was born on April 5, 1761 in Fredericksburg, New York and was the oldest of twelve children. Her father, Henry Ludington was born on May 25, 1739 in Branford, Connecticut …show more content…

He burned the arsenal along with several buildings in Danbury. The loyalists living in Danbury marked their chimneys to avoid their houses from being burned. After he carried out his order, General Tryon went south towards Ridgefield. "Patriot messengers rode at top speed in three directions – toward New Haven to hasten Generals Arnold and Wooster, who were already on their way; to meet General Silliman... and to Fredericksburgh to tell the news to Colonel Ludington" (Johnson 89) On April 26, "At eight or nine o'clock that evening a jaded horseman reached Colonel Ludington's home with the news." (Johnson 89) informing Colonel Ludington about the British attack on Danbury and requesting assistance. "He must stay there, to muster all who came in. The messenger from Danbury could ride no more, and there was no neighbor within call."(Johnson 89) Thus sixteen-year-old Sybil Ludington took a stand and gathered her father's militia and warned the countryside of the British. On her horse Star, she traveled through the night for more than forty miles. Through dangerous weather, she traveled through Carmel, Mahopac, Kent Cliffs, and Farmers Mills. While avoiding the British on the roads with only a stick to protect herself and knock on the doors of the soldiers. Sybil Ludington took a stand and gathered four hundred men. "By daybreak , thanks to her daring, nearly the whole regiment was mustered before her father's house at Fredericksburg, and an hour or two later was on the march for vengeance on the raiders."(Johnson

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