The Revolutionary War officially began on April 19, 1775, with the Battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. It lasted until the signing of the Treaty of Paris on September 3, 1783.

The 13 American Colonies united as the Continental Army, and fought against the British Army in many battles. Bostonian Paul Revere famously rode his horse through the night on April 18, 1775, to alert Patriot soldiers that “the British [were] coming” from Boston to Lexington and Concord.

But he wasn’t the only Patriot to heroically help his countryman during the Revolutionary War. A teenager from South Carolina named Laodicea “Dicey” Langston achieved a similar feat, and was recently honored with a statue for her bravery.

Who was Dicey Langston?

Dicey Langston was born in 1766 in Laurens County, South........

© Upworthy