Here is something I posted in another Forum,

[rasputin1952]

Paul Revere was captured on the night of his "Ride", and it was never made. However, a ride was made on 27 April 1777, here is the short story.

Sibyl Ludington, a 16 year old daughter of a Captain Ludington of the local militia in Connecticut, was instructed by her father to roust the militia to fight the British after they had burned Danbury. The CPT could not leave his troops, so he handed his daughter a stick after boosting her into the saddle, and she raced into the night.

She paused only long enough to crash the stick against the door of each farmhouse and shout: "The British are coming! Fall out and fight!"

As the sun rose, she had covered 40 mies in six hours, stopping at almost 100 houses along the way. She had called out enough men to repel the British. For her amazing ride, Sybil became a local heroine...unfortunately, she had been forgotten with the passing of time.

Revere on the other hand, after being captured by the British, spilled the beans, and was allowed to leave the next morning after his supposed 'ride'. Revere had been dispatched to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams, that the British were coming to arrest them. He and two others were on their way to Concord to warn the militia of the impending British attack when said capture occured.

There is no doubt as to the Patriotism of Paul Revere and so many others, but Sibyl Ludington did more on her ride than Revere did on his. Longfellow attributed the ride to Revere, but many others, especially 16 yo Sybil, did much more in the early days of the Revolution, that Paul Revere did.

So, here is to Sibyl, :toast:, and the others. Without them, the British would have had the time to wreak havoc, instead, a 16 year old girl, was paramount in turning them away.

[JohnKleeb]

1. I actually learned about this from the new daily show book ras

hah, technically Revere should be called the man sibyl ludington.

[rasputin1952]

2. What show is this?

I love things like this and would love to see more of it! :)

[JohnKleeb]

3. You don't watch the daily show, ras?

God dude, Jon Stewart, funny fucker, they have a new book out called America: A Citizen's Guide to Inaction. You can find it in pretty much any bookstore, its hil-fucking-larious.