Alfred Dreyfus
French
Lineage
- Daughter: Jeanne Dreyfus Levy
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1859/10/09 | Alfred Dreyfus is born in Mulhouse, Alsace, to Raphael and Jeannette Dreyfus (nee Libmann). Raphael Dreyfus was a prosperous, self-made, Jewish textile manufacturer who had started as a peddler. | Born | |||||
1871/00/00 | After the Franco-Prussian War, Dreyfus family moves to Paris due to the German annexation of Alsace-Lorraine. | Life | |||||
1893/01/00 | Captain Alfred Dreyfus, an artillery officer on the General Staff becomes a probationary officer and is rotated through most of the bureaus of the Ministry of War. | Work | |||||
1894/10/15 | Captain Alfred Dreyfus is arrested for conspiring with the enemy and is told he will be brought before a Court Martial. He is imprisoned at the Cherche-Midi military prison in Paris (used from 1851 until 1947, demolished in 1966). | Accused | Dreyfus Affair | ||||
1894/10/15 | Captain Dreyfus leaves his apartment at 6 Ave du Trocadero (now Ave du President Wilson), passes through the Place d'Alma, crosses the Seine over Alma Bridge, and walks to army headquarters on Rue Saint-Dominique at the summons of General Mercier. | Accused | Dreyfus Affair | ||||
1894/12/22 | After several hours of deliberation at the Cherche-Midi (demolished in 1966), seven judges unanimously convict Alfred Dreyfus of collusion with a foreign power and is condemned to perpetual deportation and military degradation. | Accused | Dreyfus Affair | ||||
1895/01/05 | Captain Dreyfus's degradation takes place in the Morlan Court of the Military School. A warrant-officer strips him of his badges, numbers and stripes, then draws Dreyfus' sword from its scabbard and breaks it across his knee. | Accused | Ecole Militaire | Paris | Dreyfus Affair | ||
1895/03/12 | After 15 day voyage, Alfred Dreyfus's ship anchors near the Iles du Salut off the coast of French Guiana. | Accused | French Guiana | France | Dreyfus Affair | ||
1895/04/13 | Dreyfus is transferred to Devil's Island, where he will be placed in solitary confinement. | Accused | Dreyfus Affair | ||||
1895/04/14 | Alfred Dreyfus is transferred to Devil's Island. Except for his guards, he was the only inhabitant of the island and he lived in a stone hut. He is barred from receiving letters and food packages from home. | Accused | Devil's Island | French Guiana | Dreyfus Affair | ||
1896/09/06 | On Sept 6th, Dreyfus is shackled and confined to his hut. On Sept 7th, he is barred from receiving letters and food packages from home. | Accused | Devil's Island | French Guiana | Dreyfus Affair | ||
1906/00/00 | Captain Alfred Dreyfus rehabilitation ceremony takes place in the Cour Jardin of the Military School, Paris. | Accused | Ecole Militaire | Paris | Dreyfus Affair | ||
1906/10/15 | Colonel Dreyfus resumes his command of an artillery unit at Vincennes. | French Artillery Colonel | Chateau de Vincennes | Paris | Dreyfus Affair | ||
1917/00/00 | Reserve Officer Alfred Dreyfus, serves at the front during WWI at the Chemin des Dames and Verdun. His son Pierre is gassed. Mathieu's son, Emile, and his son-in-law - Adolphe, Joseph Reinach's son - both die in combat. | French Artillery Colonel | Verdun Forts Circuit | Verdun | Dreyfus Affair | ||
1935/07/12 | Alfred Dreyfus dies of a heart attack in Paris. | Died | |||||
1935/07/14 | Alfred Dreyfus' cortege passes the Place de la Concorde through the ranks of troops assembled for the Bastille Day national holiday. | In Memoriam | Place de la Concorde | Paris | Dreyfus Affair | ||
1935/07/14 | Alfred Dreyfus is laid to rest in Paris. He is buried in a vault underneath the family's tomb in Montparnasse Cemetery. | In Memoriam | Montparnasse Cemetery | Paris |
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