During the Revolutionary War many Ludington's served the cause to bring an end to the tyranny of Great Britain. Some, as is the case of many families, distinguished themselves, served as officers and in some cases, became quite famous. Others, just as importantly, served as the troops that carried out the orders. All who served sacrificed to make a new and great nation, independent and free from outside interferrence. Proudly listed below are our ancestors who served and sacrificed for this great cause.
Colonel Henry Ludington, 7th NY Militia
Captain Comfort Ludington, Col. Swartwouth's Reg.
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October 19, 1781
Yorktown, Virginia
In a stunning reversal of fortune that may signal the end of fighting in the American colonies, Charles Lord Cornwallis today signed orders surrendering his British Army to a combined French and American force outside the Virginia tobacco port of Yorktown. Cornwallis' second-in-command, Charles O'Hara, attempted to deliver Cornwallis's sword to French general, Comte de Rochambeau. But Rochambeau directed O'Hara to American General George Washington, who coolly steered the British officer to Washington's own second in command, Major General Benjamin Lincoln.
