 On July 29, 1814, Jean-Louis was knighted by the Legion of Honour

He refused a commission, and in 1830, he retired to Montpellier, where he opened a fencing school.In later life he taught that fencing to the death was a blight on society.He was married to Joséfa Montes, a Spaniard, and they had a daughter who became a fencing champion.