MILITARY PERSONNEL

Sybil Ludington

1761 - 1839

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Sybil (or Sibbell) Ludington (April 5, 1761 – February 26, 1839) was an American woman who made an alleged ride during the American Revolutionary War, though modern accounts dispute this. On April 26, 1777, at age 16, Ludington, the daughter of a Colonel Henry Ludington, was claimed to have made an all-night horseback ride 40 miles (64 km) to rally American militiamen in neighboring towns after British forces raided and burnt Danbury, Connecticut. Accounts of Ludington's ride are based on a brief mention in 1907 memoirs about her father, published privately by his grandchildren. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sybil Ludington has received more than 1,044,907 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Sybil Ludington is the 2,028th most popular military personnel, the 13,920th most popular biography from United States and the 195th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Sybil Ludington ranks 2,028 out of 2,058. Before her are H. R. McMaster, Hugh McCulloch, Arnaud Beltrame, Sulim Yamadayev, Chelsea Manning, and Vikram Batra. After her are Andy Green, Oleg Tsokov, Thomas Nelson Jr., Yevgeny Rodionov, Craig Harrison, and Ashfaq Parvez Kayani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1761, Sybil Ludington ranks 44. Before her are Albert Gallatin, Richard Anthony Salisbury, Joshua Brookes, Aylmer Bourke Lambert, John Opie, and John Rennie the Elder.  Among people deceased in 1839, Sybil Ludington ranks 45. Before her are José María Heredia y Heredia, Alexander Odoevsky, Jens Esmark, William Beechey, Thomas Bibb, and Allan Cunningham.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sybil Ludington ranks 13,920 out of 20,380. Before her are Justin Kirk (1969), Conn Findlay (1930), Sherri Martel (1958), Jerry Moran (1954), Israel Albert Horowitz (1907), and Ross Lynch (1995). After her are Ad-Rock (1966), Teena Marie (1956), David Gallagher (1985), Jeff Barry (1938), Lynn Carlin (1938), and Bob Hastings (1925).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Sybil Ludington ranks 195. Before her are Lynndie England (1982), Isaac Shelby (1750), John S. Bull (1934), H. R. McMaster (1962), Hugh McCulloch (1808), and Chelsea Manning (1987). After her are Thomas Nelson Jr. (1738), Nick Berg (1978), Pat Tillman (1976), CC Sabathia (1980), Harry B. Liversedge (1894), and Evan McMullin (1976).

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