Hubert Joseph Henry

HubertJoseph Henry was a French LieutenantColonel in 1897 involved in the Dreyfus affair. Arrested for having forged evidence against Alfred Dreyfus, he was found dead in his prison cell. He was considered a hero by the AntiDreyfusards.

HubertJoseph Henry was born into a farming family. He enlisted in the French Army as an infantryman in 1865. Promoted to sergeantmajor in 1868 Henry served in the FrancoPrussian War, escaping twice as a prisoner of war. In 1870 he was commissioned as a lieutenant in an infantry regiment. In 1875 Henry was appointed as an aide to General de Miribel, Chief of the General Staff. Four years later Henry, now a captain, joined the Statistics Section of the Ministry of War the office responsible for counterintelligence. He subsequently served in Tunisia, Tonkin and Algeria before returning to counterintelligence duties in Paris.

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