Émile Zurlinden was French Minister of War between 5 September 1898 and 17 September 1898. He succeeded Godefroy Cavaignac

Jacques Marie Eugène Godefroy Cavaignac

Jacques Marie Eugène Godefroy Cavaignac , known as Godefroy Cavaignac, French politician, was born in Paris. He was the son of Louis Eugène Cavaignac...

. A general, he was previously governor of Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

, and he accepted the vacant post of minister of war at the personal request of the president of the republic. He was an honest soldier, but narrow-minded; insults in the press did not fail to affect him.

He was closely involved in the Resolution of the Dreyfus Affair

Resolution of the Dreyfus Affair

-Trial of Esterhazy for forgery:On the same day as this arrest the examining magistrate Bertulus, disregarding the threats and entreaties directed at him, on his own initiative sent Major Esterhazy and his mistress, Marguerite Pays, to prison on the charge of forgery and of using forgeries...

. His successor was Charles Chanoine

Charles Chanoine

Charles Sulpice Jules Chanoine was a French military officer who played an important role in the Far East, and later became Minister of War....

. He also was cross-eyed.