re-write this as a shorter paragraph

In October 1795, fate handed the young
officer a chance for glory. When royalist rebels marched on the
National Convention, a government official told Napoleon to
defend the delegates. Napoleon and his gunners greeted the
thousands of royalists with a cannonade. Within minutes, the
attackers fled in panic and confusion.

In October 1795, a government official ordered Napoleon to defend the National Convention from royalist rebels. Napoleon and his gunners quickly sent the attackers fleeing in panic with a cannonade.