 But despite the remarkably fierce resistance of the city, Lyon was taken and the civil authorities capitulated on 9 October 1793.That morning Précy escaped with 1,000 infantry and 200 cavalry.Retreating through Vaize, he fled to Saint-Romain-de-Popey, then Sainte-Agathe-en-Donzy, with most of his force being slaughtered en route.