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d'Everard was the cause of [[d'Everard incident|a diplomatic incident]] when photos surfaced of him leading a charge of [[Yonderian volunteers to Burgundie in the Great War|Yonderian volunteers]] dressed in [[Yonderre|Yonderian]] uniform, for which he was ultimately recalled to Yonderre. Under pressure from [[Kiravia]] d'Everard was tried for treason, using a poorly worded paragraph of Yonderian military legal code to interpret that his actions in the [[New Burgundie Secession War]] constituted illegally fighting for another country. In what was widely considered a pre-determined show trial, d'Everard was found not guilty and instead of jail was posted to the Yonderian [[General Staff (Yonderre)|General Staff]]. He was made Chief of the General Staff in 1948 and oversaw the modernisation of the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] via the 1948 [[New Army (Yonderre)|New Army agreement]] for which he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the [[Order of Joanus]]. d'Everard was made [[Chief of Defence (Yonderre)|Chief of Defence]] in 1956 and served in this role until his voluntary retirement at the end of 1970, aged 67. After three months of idleness he was posted to [[Burgundie]] as [[Yonderian Ambassador to Burgundie|Ambassador]], serving with distinction for ten years in this capacity until his ultimate retirement in 1980.

==Early life==