A. Sutherland  – AncientPages.com – Sybil Ludington (1761 – 1839) was a celebrated hero of the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence. On the night of April 26, 1777, at the age of 16, Sybil rode to warn militia forces in Putnam County, New York, and Danbury, Connecticut, that […]