The ultras staged the uprising to force the army against de Gaulle

Evidence

The objectives of the “ultras” were, as before, short-term and shortsighted. Ortiz aimed, immediately, for a replay of 13 May 1958, but this time ending with a total and irreversible victory for the pieds noirs. (Susini, characteristically, went even further, declaring to the F.N.F.: “The hour to overturn the regime has struck. The revolution will start in Algiers and move to Paris.”) By taking up positions in arms in the heart of Algiers, Ortiz hoped to confront Challe with the cruel dilemma either to order the army to fire on fellow Frenchmen, or take sides with them. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1092

Categorization

• XREF: The attempt to replay 13 May 1958 shows the ultras learning from the 1958 coup that brought de Gaulle to power. — connects to: Massu publicly declared the army would not obey de Gaulle when still loyal; Ultras believed they could depose de Gaulle as they had raised him; Ultra settlers mounted multiple improvised assassination attempts on de Gaulle’s tour — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1301 (+2 more)

Related

• Ultras believed they could depose de Gaulle as they had raised him (similarity 0.93)
• Algiers ultras harbored deep Pétainist loyalties and distrust of de Gaulle (similarity 0.86)
• French metropolitan opinion rallied behind de Gaulle against the Algiers insurgents (similarity 0.82)
• Algerian ultras refused to reckon with metropolitan France’s reaction (similarity 0.82)
• Massu publicly declared the army would not obey de Gaulle when still loyal (similarity 0.82)
• Ultra settlers mounted multiple improvised assassination attempts on de Gaulle’s tour (similarity 0.81)
• De Gaulle let subordinates voice hard-line positions he would later disavow. (similarity 0.79)
• Algerian ultras in 1958 wanted army rule but stopped short of Rhodesian independence (similarity 0.79)
• The Algiers leaders planned a para airborne coup against Paris in May 1958. (similarity 0.78)
• De Gaulle’s personal authority rallied France against the Algerian insurrection without any new concession. (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Ultra settlers mounted multiple improvised assassination attempts on de Gaulle’s tour #corroborates (0.70) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1301
• French metropolitan opinion rallied behind de Gaulle against the Algiers insurgents #contradicts (0.50)