De Gaulle dismissed the threat of military revolt, invoking the Dreyfus precedent

Evidence

“But they will, Delouvrier,” de Gaulle replied impatiently, “the military will obey. When a soldier gets mixed up in politics he only commits stupidities [conneries]. Look at Dreyfus. Their job is to fight on the ground.” — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1082

Categorization

• XREF: Dreyfus reference connects to reader’s interest in the French Revolution’s legacy through the army’s politicization. — connects to: De Gaulle refused to repudiate the army’s force while denying dictatorial intent; De Gaulle refused to return to power by force, rejecting Napolonic dictatorial paths. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 898; The Dreyfus triumph was accomplished entirely outside Parliament (+1 more)

Related

• The Dreyfus affair demonstrates intra-bloc resistance to reactionary Caesarism (similarity 0.90)
• De Gaulle refused to return to power by force, rejecting Napolonic dictatorial paths. (similarity 0.88)
• De Gaulle refused to repudiate the army’s force while denying dictatorial intent (similarity 0.86)
• The Dreyfus triumph was accomplished entirely outside Parliament (similarity 0.85)
• De Gaulle let subordinates voice hard-line positions he would later disavow. (similarity 0.80)
• De Gaulle wanted a harder suppression than his field commander delivered. (similarity 0.80)
• De Gaulle misjudged the F.L.N.’s political rather than military nature. (similarity 0.79)
• De Gaulle’s mystical self-assurance blinded him to the F.L.N.’s political character. (similarity 0.79)
• De Gaulle sought army success to reconcile it to Algerian independence (similarity 0.78)
• By 1956 the French army’s overriding aim became political, pushing Algérie française. (similarity 0.78)