1792 The birth of "La Marseillaise"

225 years ago, on April 26, 1792, the song "La Marseillaise" was written and first performed, which became the anthem of the French Republic in 1793. The author of its music and words was the military engineer Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle. Originally, the song, written a few days after France declared war on Austria, was called "Military March of the Army of the Rhine". The modern name arose after the Marseille Volunteer Battalion entered Paris on July 30, 1792 with this song.