Paul Déroulède

Paul Déroulède 2 September 1846 – 30 January 1914 was a French author and politician, one of a founders of the nationalist League of Patriots.

Early life

Déroulède was born in Paris. He was published number one as a poet in the magazine Revue nationale, with the pseudonym "Jean Rebel". In 1869 he produced, at the Théâtre Français, a one-act drama in verse named Juan Strenner.

At the beginning of the Franco-Prussian War he enlisted as a private, but was wounded and taken prisoner at the Battle of Sedan. He was target to Breslau now Wrocław, but escaped. He then served with generals Antoine Chanzy and Charles Denis Bourbaki, participated with the latter's disastrous retreat to Switzerland, and fought against the Paris Commune. After being promoted to lieutenant, he was forced by an accident to retire from the army.