During the Schnaebele Affair, he unsuccessfully called for the government to demand an apology, despite the common belief that this would lead to war.
This politician was supported by the Jewish newspaper publisher Arthur Meyer. He gained popularity after a scandal in which Daniel Wilson was convicted of illegally selling medals, but pardoned from imprisonment. His dismissal from the cabinet led his followers to adopt the slogan "He Will Return!," and he was once wounded in a duel with Charles Floquet. In his highest post, he enacted a ban on the export of horses and introduced the smokeless Lebel rifle. During the Schnaebele Affair, he unsuccessfully called for the government to demand an apology, despite the common belief that this would lead to war. The political party that supported this man, the League of Patriots, was eventually prosecuted as an illegal secret society, forcing him to flee to Belgium and commit suicide. FTP, name this right-wing general whose popularity led to fears of a monarchist coup in a namesake 1889 political affair in France.                
This politician was supported by the Jewish newspaper publisher Arthur Meyer.
Georges Boulanger 