Trial22 December 1894
Sentenced to transportation for life & expulsion from the army & loss of rank. Found guilty of passing papers to a foreign power
Historical person
Alfred Dreyfus Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Alfred Dreyfus, based on 8 World History Database records associated with France.
8 records1894–19063 events2 places
Chronological biography
1894
1895
Trial10 January 1895
Subject to ritual degradation on the parade ground of the Military Academy
1898
Trial23 February 1898
Emile Zola is imprisoned for his letter Jaccuse in which he accused the French Government of anti-Semitism and the wrongful imprisonment of Army Captain Alfred Dreyfus
Trial3 September 1898
Zola convinces the public that papers used in Dreyfusss trial were forged. The Minister for War resigns after the Dreyfuss trial is reopened. The Cabinet decides to retry Dreyfuss
1899
Trial9 September 1899
Found guilty for a 2nd time, the court martial is commuted to 10 yrs imprisonment
Pardon19 September 1899
The Council of Minister's give Dreyfuss a full pardon
1906
Reinstatement12 July 1906
The Supreme Court proclaims Dreyfusss innocence, he is reinstated in the army
Trial12 July 1906
The Supreme Court proclaims Dreyfusss innocence, he is reinstated in the army
Titles and roles
Captain
Record provenance
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