normally have expected to reach, if his career had not been interrupted by his involvement in the Dreyfus affair. Subsequent career In 1906, Picquart entered Georges Clemenceau's first cabinet as Minister of War. He held that position for the entire duration of the Clemenceau Cabinet, from 25 October 1906 to 24 July 1909. Picquart then returned to military service as an Army Corps commander. Private life A keen amateur pianist, Picquart was a regular visitor to the Chaigneau family, whose daughters formed the Trio Chaigneau. He later helped arrange concerts for them. Death While still a serving army officer, Picquart died on 19 January 1914 in Amiens from injuries sustained in a fall from a horse. He was 59. In popular culture The 2013 novel An Officer and a Spy and the 2019 film adapted from it, tells the story of the Dreyfus affair from Picquart's perspective. See also List of War Ministers of France Picquart's investigations of the Dreyfus Affair "Picquart", a poem by Florence Earle Coates References Works cited Notes External links Dreyfus Rehabilitated Official Website of Geudertheim with page about Général Picquart (in French). 1968 portrait of Picquart by Ben Shahn 1854 births 1914 deaths Military personnel from Strasbourg French Ministers of War French generals People associated with the Dreyfus affair Deaths by horse-riding accident in France Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr alumni Commandeurs of the Légion d'honneur