sˈɛnt ˌɔn mˈɪʃən wɪð dʒˈiːnmɚɹˈiːfɹˈænswɑː mɜːlˈiːnoʊ tʊ ˈeɪn ænd ˈaɪsɚɹ ɪn ˈɜːli wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː, hiː ˌoʊvɚsˈɔː ðə lɛvˈeɪ ɑːn mˈæs ʌv θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ sˈoʊldʒɚz bɹˈɔːt ɐbˌaʊt baɪ ðɪ ˈaʊtbɹeɪk ʌvðə fɹˈɛntʃ ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃənˌɛɹi wˈɔːɹz ænd hiː mˌeɪd wˈaɪdspɹɛd ɚɹˈɛsts ʌv "kˈaʊntɚɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃənˌɛɹiz".
Sent on mission with Jean-Marie-François Merlino to Ain and Isère in early 1793, he oversaw the levée en masse of 300,000 soldiers brought about by the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars and he made widespread arrests of "counter-revolutionaries".