 By mid-April, the French command had reached the decision to withdraw French forces from active participation in the conflict, which led the crews of the ships to believe they would soon return home.When, on 19 April, it had become clear that this was not the case, men aboard "Justice", "France", and "Jean Bart" mutinied.The situation worsened after a group of Greek soldiers fired into a crowd of demonstrators ashore; one French sailor was killed and another five were injured.