Ambroise-Dydime Lépine (18 March 1840 – 8 June 1923) was a military leader of the Métis under the command of Louis Riel during the Red River Rebellion of 1869-1870. Lepine led the armed party that ordered Lieutenant Governor designate William McDougall back across the US border in late 1869. He was prominent in the surrenders of Schultz and the Canadian Party in 1869 and the surrender of Boulton and the "Portage gang" in 1870. He was tried and sentenced to death for his role in the resistance regarding the execution of Thomas Scott, but his sentence was commuted to five years exile by the Governor General of Canada.
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18 March 1840
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8 June 1923 (aged 83)
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Zodiac | Pisces |
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