 Then, on 18 December 1793, on request of Duhem, the Convention adopted a decree which ordered that he had to be transferred to Paris.Thanks to Robespierre, on 23 Floréal (12 May 1794), the Committee of Public Safety adopted a decree which ordered his release and his reinstatement.Lavalette asked to serve under Hanriot as a commander of a battalion of the French National Guard and joined the 17th division the 24 May 1794.