In 1777, the American Revolution is well underway. At 16, Sybil
Ludington knows the war all too well. Her father is a colonel in the
Continental Army, battling for America's independence from Great
Britain. Colonel Ludington and his regiment are home for the season when
word comes that the British Army is attacking nearby. With her father
too ill to ride, it's up to young Sybil to alert the American militia
that the British are coming.