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Sybil Ludington, American figure of the American Revolutionary War (died 1839)

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Sybil Ludington

American woman (1761–1839)

Sybil Ludington was an American woman who allegedly made a 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…
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April 5

Day of the year

April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 270 days remain until the end of the year.
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