Revision as of 21:50, 23 April 2025 edit Namiba (talk \| contribs) Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers 203,778 edits removed Category:January 1898; added Category:January 1898 in Europe using HotCat ← Previous edit		Revision as of 16:52, 27 June 2025 edit undo 195.99.42.18 (talk) Source doesn't agree that he had no defenders. by the time of the annulment there was already a large amount of Dreyfuss supporters. Tags: Reverted Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit Next edit →
Line 24: Dreyfus was found guilty of [[treason]] in a secret military court-martial, during which he was denied the right to examine the evidence against him. The [[French Army\|Army]] stripped him of his rank in a humiliating ceremony and shipped him off to [[Devil's Island]], a penal colony located off the coast of French Guiana in [[South America]].<ref name=burns/> ~~France, where [[antisemitism]] has always been endemic, was experiencing a particularly intense period at this time; very few outside Dreyfus's family defended him. Nevertheless, the~~The initial conviction was annulled by the [[Court of Cassation (France)\|Supreme Court]] after a thorough investigation. In 1899, Dreyfus returned to France for a retrial, but although found guilty again, he was pardoned.<ref name=burns/> In 1906, Dreyfus appealed his case again; he obtained the annulment of his guilty verdict. In 1906, he was also awarded the Cross of the [[Legion of Honour]], which was for "a soldier who has endured an unparalleled martyrdom".<ref name=nyt/> ===Émile Zola===

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