Jules Guérin

Jules Guérin ( born September 14, 1860 in Madrid, † February 10, 1910 in Paris) founded and led the Ligue antisémitique de France ( Antisemitic League of France ), an anti-Semitic French alliance, the French Ligue des Patriotes ( League of Patriots ) was close to. The Ligue antisémitique de France was involved during the Dreyfus Affair, which divided the French Republic 1894-1906 deep in numerous anti -Semitic and against Dreyfus and his defenders directed protests. Guérin rushed example, after the publication of Emile Zola's J'accuse article on the assembled crowds to attacks.

When it became clear that the Joint Chamber of the Supreme Court of Appeals would reverse the judgment against Alfred Dreyfus, took place on February 23, 1899 after the state funeral of President Faure to attempt a coup d'etat by the politician Paul Déroulède, founder of the chauvinistic and anti-parliamentary Ligue des Patriotes. This attempt of the coup was also supported by Jules Guerin. Déroulède reckoned with his coup with the support of the army. General de Pellieux, who commanded the main escort at the funeral of Faure should take when returning from the funeral near the Place de la Nation on the troops of Déroulède and then deviate as agreed by the planned route and march in the direction of the Elysée Palace. However Pellieux broke at the last moment his word and asked the Military Governor Zurlinden to confer on him the command of a small escort. General Roget, who took his place, on the other hand arrested Déroulède. Guérin tried to escape arrest by entrenched himself in his house in the rue Chabrol. It was only after 23 days of siege. The term Fort Chabrol is occasionally used in some French-speaking countries for a siege situation.

Guérin was sentenced to ten years in prison, the Ligue de antisémitique was dissolved.