ˈæftɚ ðə fˈɔːl ʌvðə fɹˈɛntʃ mˈɑːnɚki tˈɛn ˈɔːɡəst wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː, tə sᵻkjˈʊɹ hɪz ˈoʊn sˈeɪfti, hiː flˈɛd tə pɹɑːvˈɑ̃s ænd ðˈɛn ˌɪntʊ ðə sɐvˈɔɪ ɹˈiːdʒən, fɹʌm wˈɛɹ hiː ɹᵻtˈɜːnd ˈoʊnli ˈæftɚ ðə fˈɔːl ʌv ɹˈoʊbspɪˌɛɹ nˈaɪn θˈɜːmɪdˌoːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː, ɔːɹ twˈɛnti sˈɛvən dʒuːlˈaɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ.
After the fall of the French Monarchy (10 August 1792), to secure his own safety, he fled to Provence and then into the Savoy region, from where he returned only after the fall of Robespierre (9 Thermidor II, or 27 July 1794).