 During the night of 5 October about 500 members of the crowd broke into the Palace, killing several of the "Gardes du Corps" on duty.Other "Gardes du Corps" held the doors to the royal apartments until grenadiers of the National Guard – mostly former "Gardes Francais" – restored order.The "Garde du Corps" narrowly escaped massacre and, disarmed, was obliged to accompany the Royal Family to Paris.