 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Akaberekerwa muHam, Somme, uye akadzidza pachikoro chechiuto cheLa Fere, uye akaita sub-lieutenant wezvombo muna 1792. Akanga aripo pahondo dzeValmy neJemappes, uye muna 1793 akawana kambani, sezvo kukwidziridzwa kwaikurumidza mumazuva iwayo. Mumakwikwi ose akazotevera kusanganisira Hondo Yokutanga yeZurich akashandiswa zvakasimba naDumouriez, Pichegru, Moreau, Masséna, nevamwe. 