He was a canut (weavers of silk on weaving machines), chef d'atelier, a republican, elected commander of a battalion of the National Guard of Lyon. His dwelling, which was also his weaver's workshop, was located at 2 rue Dumont d'Urville in La Croix-Rousse. In December 1870, during the Franco-German war, the announcement of the defeat of the Rhone legions at the battle of Nuits (December 1870) caused the Lyons to fear the imminent arrival of the Prussians. An insurrectional movement then wanted to seize power to prepare for the defense of the city. On December20 , the rioters, including National Guards, wished the elected commanders of the National Guard to take part in their movement. Arnaud coming to rescue his colleague Chavent mistreated by the crowd and having refused, he is jostled in turn by the rioters. While he is trying to defend himself, shots are exchanged. Dragged to the Valentino room, an improvised court sentenced him to death hastily for wanting to shoot the crowd. He was shot at the place of arms of the Clos Jouve, and fell, crying, "Long live the republic! Long live Garibaldi ! ". Two days later, on December 22 Léon Gambetta (Minister of the Interior and Minister for War) came to Lyon with Eugène Spuller to attend the funeral and pay a final tribute to Captain Arnaud, who had become a symbol of the Third Republic. The city adopted his children, paid a pension to his widow and had him erected a monument in the Croix-Rousse cemetery. In 1886 was inaugurated the "school Commandant Arnaud," one of the first two schools in the 4 th district of Lyon. The old place Tisse at the Croix-Rousse is renamed place of the Commander Arnaud in 1890.
He was a canut (weavers of silk on weaving machines), chef d'atelier, a republican, elected commander of a battalion of the National Guard of Lyon. His dwelling, which was also his weaver's workshop, was located at 2 rue Dumont d'Urville in La Croix-Rousse. In December 1870, during the Franco-German war, the announcement of the defeat of the Rhone legions at the battle of Nuits (December 1870) caused the Lyons to fear the imminent arrival of the Prussians. An insurrectional movement then wanted to seize power to prepare for the defense of the city. On December20 , the rioters, including National Guards, wished the elected commanders of the National Guard to take part in their movement. Arnaud coming to rescue his colleague Chavent mistreated by the crowd and having refused, he is jostled in turn by the rioters. While he is trying to defend himself, shots are exchanged. Dragged to the Valentino room, an improvised court sentenced him to death hastily for wanting to shoot the crowd. He was shot at the place of arms of the Clos Jouve, and fell, crying, "Long live the republic! Long live Garibaldi ! ". Two days later, on December 22 Léon Gambetta (Minister of the Interior and Minister for War) came to Lyon with Eugène Spuller to attend the funeral and pay a final tribute to Captain Arnaud, who had become a symbol of the Third Republic. The city adopted his children, paid a pension to his widow and had him erected a monument in the Croix-Rousse cemetery. In 1886 was inaugurated the "school Commandant Arnaud," one of the first two schools in the 4 th district of Lyon. The old place Tisse at the Croix-Rousse is renamed place of the Commander Arnaud in 1890.
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