A lokacin da aka fara juyin juya halin Faransa, an tura Traversay zuwa gidansa na Martinique a matsayin kyaftin din. Lokacin da labarai na
faduwar Bastille ya isa tsibirin, sojojin Faransa na gida sun yi tawaye kuma an mayar da su zuwa Lorient a kan Traversay "Active". A Faransa, Rundunar Sojan Ruwa ta Faransa ma tana rushewa; Traversay ya ɗauki dogon hutu, yana aika da iyalinsa zuwa wani wuri mai aminci a Switzerland.