The reopening of the Dreyfus Affair had done much to distract French public opinion from events in the Sudan and with people increasingly questioning the wisdom of a war over such a remote part of Africa, the French government quietly ordered its soldiers to withdraw on 3 November.
The reopening of the Dreyfus Affair had done much to distract French public opinion from events in the Sudan and with people. This was what the French government ordered its soldiers. This was to withdraw on 3 November. These people were increasingly questioning the wisdom of a war over such a remote part of Africa.