In 1908, he was shot in a failed assassination attempt by Louis Gregori. Despite his bad health, he volunteered as a Lieutenant-Colonel during World War I. Ferdinand Esterhazy was the real culprit behind the events that led to his conviction in a secret court martial in 1894 and subsequent imprisonment on Devil's Island.  His trial was considered to be a result of the pervading anti-Semitism of the time which prompted Emile Zola to write J'accuse! For ten points name this French artillery officer who was falsely convicted of treason.
In 1908, he was shot in a failed assassination attempt by Louis Gregori. Despite his bad health, he volunteered as a Lieutenant-Colonel during World War I. Ferdinand Esterhazy was the real culprit behind the events that led to his conviction in a secret court martial in 1894 and subsequent imprisonment on Devil's Island.  His trial was considered to be a result of the pervading anti-Semitism of the time which prompted Emile Zola to write J'accuse! For ten points name this French artillery officer who was falsely convicted of treason.
In 1908, he was shot in a failed assassination attempt by Louis Gregori.
Alfred {Dreyfus}