Another points to consider is that French army was largely conscripts at this point. Conscripts who are citizens and expect the military to obey the civilian government.
Case in point, when 'un quarteron de generaux factieux' tried a coup at the end of the Algerian war (AGAINST de Gaulle), it failed, among other reasons, because the conscripts regiments refused the orders (as did most of the professional ones; the few who obeyed were disbanded afterward). ANd that was in the middle of fighting a war, which they were winning militarily, with huge local support and with the civilian government being seen as abbandonning what the soldiers and conscripts had bled for.
So some generals may think they can order a coup, but the troops will not obey them (nor will most of the officers).
Case in point, when 'un quarteron de generaux factieux' tried a coup at the end of the Algerian war (AGAINST de Gaulle), it failed, among other reasons, because the conscripts regiments refused the orders (as did most of the professional ones; the few who obeyed were disbanded afterward). ANd that was in the middle of fighting a war, which they were winning militarily, with huge local support and with the civilian government being seen as abbandonning what the soldiers and conscripts had bled for.
So some generals may think they can order a coup, but the troops will not obey them (nor will most of the officers).