The Dreyfus Affair began in France in1894 with the treason conviction of Captain Alfred Dreyfus, who was sentenced for allegedly communicating French military secrets to the German Embassy in Paris. Though he was innocent, Dreyfus was imprisoned on Devil's Island in French Guiana. Ultimately, activists put pressure on the government to reopen the case.
(Also for Three Word Wednesday and ABC Wednesday: "B" is for "banish")
This week’s quiz has to do with a famous historical event you should be familiar with. Name the event.
“The man’s a
traitor. Naturally, you types of the
mollycoddle world would just say he was unrefined and would have given him a slap on the wrist.”
“No, I’d agree with
you that a traitor should be punished severely.
It’s just that in this case there are some serious doubts that the man
is guilty.”
“Get real; stop being frivolous. For many months this case has been
investigated to within an inch of its life.
It has been discussed and debated endlessly throughout the land.”
“Yes, and there’s a
growing movement of people everywhere, here and overseas, who are positive that
the guy has been railroaded.”
“What you
characters have done is turn this into a political football. You have the finest investigative experts of
the Army as well as our entire legal system in agreement. It’s an open-and-shut case; the man is
guilty.”
“When you’ve got
the Army investigating itself you’ve got a problem right there.”
“Well, what about
the leading legal scholars who agree
with that verdict?”
“Legal scholars who
never had a chance to examine the evidence because the Army trial consisted of ‘closed sessions’?”
“Look. We might as well stay amicable. There’s no point in arguing about this man’s
guilt or innocence because it’s of no importance.”
“What!? You’re going to banish a highly respected army officer
away for life, off to a hell-hole thousands of miles
from here, and you say the fact that he may be innocent is not important!”
“I knew you
wouldn’t understand. Don’t you see? This case is no longer about an insignificant
captain of artillery. It’s about subversive
political elements that would challenge the integrity not just of our Army but
of our very nation.”
“We cannot have
integrity without justice.”
“Oh, we’ll have
justice, don’t worry about that. When we
have the traitor locked up for life in that hell-hole you mention, that will be
justice.”
(The answer will be posted Saturday.)
22 comments:
Sounds like the Dreyfus affair to me, although I suspect similar events have happened as well.
The trial of Oliver North in the Iran-Contra Affair?
Roger Owen Green leads us off with the first right answer.
The Dreyfus Affair.
Congrats! Bee, of the Blog of Bee - also known as the Bee Blog - has just coughed up the correct answer.
the Dreyfus Affair?
Kathe W is another with the right answer.
Benedict Arnold?
A very good guess, rel, but not quite the correct answer.
This is surely the Dreyfus Affair.
This could be the Dreyfus affair in France late 19th century.
The right answer has arrived from Old Egg and Altonian.
Poor old Lieutenant Harry Harbord "The Breaker" Morant ...
A fine film; I remember "Breaker Morant" well. But it's not the right answer to this week's quiz.
Whatever Roger said - I was going to say exactly the same! lol!
Thanks for participating.
Denise ABC team.
I think it is Alfred Dreyfus the French Army Captain. He was wrongly accused of divulging military secrets to the German Embassy in Paris..
Fingers crossed X
Best wishes,
Di. ABCW team x
I loved Denise's answer, such a funny lady xx
I'm not very good with American
History or military history, but I'll make a stab at it with some recent history-- Bowe Bergdahl's innocence or guilt as a deserter.
Trubes has just stepped up with the right answer.
I'm going to have to return to see the right answer.
American history, right?
Need to read more to learn :)
Have a great week.
so many sad times in history I can't guess just one.
Oh dear, I think I missed this one! I was way off the mark with my answer!
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