Sybil Ludington became know as a hero when she warned the militia that the british were burning Danbury. Ludington being only sixteen at the time had to volunteer to ride forty miles at night during a storm (Connie 4).She rode across the country going through the towns of Kent, then south to Mahopac and north to Stormville. (Connie 4) She rode on horseback and had a stick in her hand so she could bang on the doors of the people's houses once they came out side she would say “The british are burning Danbury! Muster (gather) at Ludington’s!” (Connie 7). Ludington left her home at around 9pm that night and did not return home until dawn the next day (Martha 67). When she was done nearly 400 men had departed to Danbury to fight the british because