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It had all to be done over . I joined a secret society ; I learned to melt bullets , to make powder -- in short , I completed my education , and I waited . `` I had to wait nearly two years . On June 5 , 1832 , at noon , in front of the Madeleine , I was the first to unharness one of the horses of the hearse of General Lamarque . I passed the day in shouting , ` Long live Lafayette ! ' and I passed the night in making barricades . The next morning we were attacked by the regulars .