 He came into conflict with Paoli, who had decided to split with France and sabotage the Corsican contribution to the "Expédition de Sardaigne", by preventing a French assault on the Sardinian island of La Maddalena.Bonaparte and his family fled to the French mainland in June 1793 because of the split with Paoli.In July 1793, Bonaparte published a pro-republican pamphlet entitled "Le souper de Beaucaire" (Supper at Beaucaire) which gained him the support of Augustin Robespierre, younger brother of the Revolutionary leader Maximilien Robespierre.