On this day in 1777,
16 year old Sybil Ludington, of Putnam County, NY, rides her horse 40 miles to gather the militia to counter-attack the British who had come up from Long Island to where patriot stores were kept, to burn the food, supplies and equipment gathered there. The British attack and burn the Connecticut town at The Battle of Danbury.
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16 year old Sybil Ludington, of Putnam County, NY, rides her horse 40 miles to gather the militia to counter-attack the British who had come up from Long Island to where patriot stores were kept, to burn the food, supplies and equipment gathered there. The British attack and burn the Connecticut town at The Battle of Danbury.
More Colonial Battles
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