ard ▁( Dec ember ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 7 6 3 ▁– ▁April ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 7 9 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁Bast ille ▁Vol unte ers . ▁As ▁a ▁national ▁gu ards man , ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁Bast ille , ▁being ▁the ▁first ▁revolution ary ▁to ▁get ▁into ▁the ▁for tr ess , ▁and ▁also ▁accompanied ▁the ▁women ▁who ▁march ed ▁to ▁Vers a illes ▁on ▁October ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 7 8 9 . ▁Ma ill ard ▁test ified ▁in ▁court ▁to ▁the ▁events ▁at ▁Vers a illes . ▁ ▁Ma ill ard ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁taking ▁of ▁the ▁Bast ille ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 7 8 9 . ▁Hence for th ▁bearing ▁the ▁title ▁“ Capt ain ▁of ▁the ▁Vol unte ers ▁of ▁the ▁Bast ille ”, ▁he ▁took ▁an ▁active ▁part ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁land mark ▁revolution ary ▁events . ▁Rec ru ited ▁into ▁the ▁ranks ▁of ▁the ▁“ H é bert istes ”, ▁he ▁was ▁charged ▁by ▁the ▁Committee ▁of ▁Public ▁Saf ety ▁with ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁organ izing ▁a ▁revolution ary ▁police ▁force . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁“ Oct ober ▁Days ”, ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁October ▁ 5 ▁and ▁ 6 ▁of ▁ 1 7 8 9 , ▁but ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁present ▁only ▁on ▁October ▁ 5 . ▁The ▁October ▁days ▁consisted ▁of ▁the ▁famous ▁march ▁of ▁the ▁po iss