 On July 16 an informer told Voulet that the troop was about to mutiny.Voulet and Chanoine assembled the riflemen, and after shooting the informer in front of the troop—for informing him too late of the impending mutiny—Voulet harangued the soldiers about their duty to obey their leaders, while at the same time shooting at them.The Senegalese returned fire, killing Chanoine, but Voulet escaped into the darkness and found refuge with some villagers.