What did Sybil Ludington do that was so important?

Answer 1

Sybil Ludington rode 25 miles on her horse star to tell people that the British were burning down Danbury. she rode twice the length of paul reveere yet she is way more famous then him.

Edited: Sybil rode 40 miles on her horse named Star. She was sixteen and Paul Revere was 40 and only rode 10 miles. Paul Revere is more famous than Sybil.

Sybil Ludington was important to the Revolutionary War because she had warned a colony that the Regulars were coming (The British), she had asked her dad to do that instead of him asking her.

Answer 2

Sybil rode a horse to warn colonial leaders that the British were marching on the same night as Paul Revere. Except, she rode twice the miles and Revere only got halfway to Lexington and was arrested. There was a young man by the name of Israel Bessel who rode over 300 miles doing the same thing.

Answer 3

She warned the militia that the British were burning Danbury, Connecticut. People say that Paul Revere and Sybil Ludington was saying, "The British are coming..the british are coming.." That is true, but they really were saying that they were burning Danbury.

Fact: Danbury was a town of Connecticut but now it's a city.

Answer 4

she was the person who said the british are coming!

Answer 5

She warned every body that the British where attacking:)

Answer 6

Sybil Ludington got married after the war to Edmund Ogden. She had 4 sons and 2 daughters. No one knows their names but one. A boy names Henry Ludington

Answer 7

Sybil Ludington contribution was that her father served i the Freanch and Indian war.

Answer 8

She rode 40 miles to warn people that the British were attacking during the revolutionary War, just like Paul Revere, only her ride was twice as long.

Answer 9

paul revere was on of the most famous people to say the british are coming the british are coming... But people say there a female paul revere that was Sybil Ludington