Essay Archive - The Dreyfus Affair and Its Cause
The Dreyfus Affair and Its Cause
The two men brought forth grave accusation, Henry said: an impeachable
gentleman of war, warned me there was a traitor on staff and pointed to
Alfred Dreyfus while shouting "he's right over there."(3) When asked to
reveal his source by Dreyfus's lawyer, the court came to Henry's defense
stating they understood why military men have to kept in secret. Then
General Mercier introduced a man of strange background, his name was
Mercier de Paty de Clam. Clam drew a fake file on Dreyfus to show him that
he was indeed gui....
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