Dreyfus affair
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| + | The '''Dreyfus affair''' was a [[political scandal]] which divided [[France]] from the [[1890s]] to the early [[1900s]]. It involved the wrongful [[conviction]] for treason of Captain [[Alfred Dreyfus]], a promising young artillery officer and a [[Jew]]. The political and judicial scandal that followed lasted until Alfred Dreyfus was fully vindicated, after which he actively served in [[World War I]] as a lieutenant-colonel and was raised to the rank of Officer of the [[Legion of Honor]] in November 1918. | ||
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The Dreyfus affair was a political scandal which divided France from the 1890s to the early 1900s. It involved the wrongful conviction for treason of Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a promising young artillery officer and a Jew. The political and judicial scandal that followed lasted until Alfred Dreyfus was fully vindicated, after which he actively served in World War I as a lieutenant-colonel and was raised to the rank of Officer of the Legion of Honor in November 1918.
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