La Marseillaise

"La Marseillaise" is the national anthem of France, written by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in 1792 in Strasbourg after the declaration of war by the First French Republic against Austria. The song was originally titled "Chant de guerre pour l'Armée du Rhin" and was adopted as the First Republic's anthem in 1795 by the French National Convention. The song acquired its nickname "La Marseillaise" after being sung in Paris by fédérés from Marseille and became the rallying call to the French Revolution, reflecting the invasion of France by foreign armies.learn more on wikipedia