MHM - Ambroise Didyme Lepine - Winnipeg, MB
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N 49° 53.281 W 097° 08.119
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Marker recounting the history of Ambroise Lepine, Adjutant General to Louis Riel during the Red River Rebellion.
Waymark Code: WM1394M
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 10/16/2020
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Manitoba Historic Marker recounting the history of Ambroise Lepine, a Metis who was one of Louis Riel's advisors during the Red River Resistance.
The marker recounts how Lepine was sentenced to death for his role in the execution of Thomas Scott in 1870. The sentence was commuted to 2 years imprisonment. Subsequently, Lepine maintained an interest in Metis affairs but remained in the background.
Marker Name: Ambroise Didyme Lepine
Agency: Historic Sites Advisory Board of Manitoba
Languages: English French
Location:
Entrance way to Upper Fort Garry Provincial Park off Fort Street,
Marker Text:
Born in the Red River Settlement, Ambroise-Didyme Lépine engaged in river-lot agriculture, combining this with hunting and trading as did many other Métis. In the autumn of 1869 he became Adjutant General to Louis Riel and played a prominent role in the Red River Resistance.
Lépine was a member of Riel's Provisional Government, and presided over the court martial which condemned prisoner Thomas Scott to be shot on 4 March 1870. Here, before the wall of Fort Garry, Scott was executed. Lépine was arrested, tried and was to be hanged on 29 January 1875. The sentence was subsequently commuted to two years imprisonment and forfeiture of political rights. Although he remained sympathetic to the Métis cause, Lépine withdrew from public life. His dictated recollections contributed to the publication of a history of Métis people.
Website: [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca or mhs.mb.ca: Not listed
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