Ligue des Patriotes

League of Patriots
Ligue des Patriotes
Emblem by Antonin Mercié (1883)
Leader	Maurice Barrès Georges Ernest Boulanger Édouard de Castelnau Paul Déroulède Henri Martin
Foundation	18 May 1882; 142 years ago (1882-05-18)
Dissolved	June 1939; 85 years ago (June 1939)
Country	France
Motives	Long Depression Political corruption
Active regions	Paris (headquarters)
Ideology	French nationalism Revanchism Antisemitism Anti-Germanism
Political position	Far-right
Status	Inactive
Size	60,000 (1898 est.)
Means of revenue	Prince Napoléon Bonaparte Duchess of Uzès Victor Hugo[1] Léon Gambetta Ferdinand Buisson
Succeeded by Jeunesses Patriotes

The League of Patriots (French: Ligue des Patriotes) was a French far-right league, founded in 1882 by the nationalist poet Paul Déroulède, historian Henri Martin and politician Félix Faure. The Ligue began as a non-partisan nationalist league, supported among others by writer Victor Hugo, calling for 'revanche' (revenge for the French defeat during the Franco-Prussian War) against the German Empire. One of the original purposes of the Ligue was to offer pre-military training, allowing members to participate in gymnastics and rifle shooting.