▁put ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁regiment ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁colon el ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁August ▁ 1 7 7 2 ▁ ▁– ▁this ▁new ▁corps ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁C ors ica ▁and ▁he ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁duties ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁g endar mer ie ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 8 ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁mar éch al ▁de ▁camp ▁and ▁deput y ▁to ▁the ▁island ' s ▁commander ▁in ▁chief , ▁replacing ▁Arm and ▁Charles ▁de ▁la ▁Gal isson ni ère ▁vic om te ▁de ▁. ▁Bast ia ▁was ▁then ▁in ▁tur mo il ▁and ▁colon el ▁de ▁R ul ly ▁( comm ander ▁of ▁the ▁rég iment ▁du ▁Maine ) ▁was ▁assass in ated ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁April ▁ 1 7 9 0 . ▁The ▁pro clam ation ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁Constitution ▁of ▁the ▁C ler gy ▁also ▁ar oused ▁an ▁u pr ising ▁among ▁the ▁highly ▁religious ▁island ers . ▁ ▁François ▁G aff ori ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁general ▁and ▁ordered ▁to ▁suppress ▁the ▁new ▁ideas ▁esp oused ▁by ▁the ▁young ▁Bon ap arte . ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁gre et ed ▁with ▁dis d ain ▁and ▁forced ▁to ▁stay ▁away ▁from ▁his ▁friend ▁B acci oc chi , ▁the ▁future ▁prince ▁of ▁Lu cca ▁and ▁Pi omb ino ▁and ▁husband ▁of ▁Napoleon ' s ▁sister ▁El isa . ▁Bet rayed ▁by ▁G aff ori ▁some ▁years ▁before , ▁Pa oli ▁returned ▁to ▁C ors ica ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 0 ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁an ▁am