 The following year he was again accused because of his role during the Terror but the Council of Elders decided not to act on the accusation.Milhaud took an active part in the conspiracy leading up to 18 brumaire which was the day of the "coup d'état" by which General Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew the French Directory .Promoted to general de brigade in January 1800 he was employed in the army of England and was made commander of the 8th military division in the Vaucluse.