<P> As the French Revolution continued , the monarchies of Europe became concerned that revolutionary fervor would spread to their countries . The War of the First Coalition was an effort to stop the revolution , or at least contain it to France . Initially , the French army did not distinguish itself , and Coalition armies invaded France . On 25 April 1792 , baron Philippe - Frédéric de Dietrich , the mayor of Strasbourg , requested his guest Rouget de Lisle compose a song `` that will rally our soldiers from all over to defend their homeland that is under threat '' . That evening , Rouget de Lisle wrote `` Chant de guerre pour l'Armée du Rhin '' ( English : `` War Song for the Army of the Rhine '' ) , and dedicated the song to Marshal Nicolas Luckner , a Bavarian in French service from Cham . A plaque on the building on Place Broglie where De Dietrich 's house once stood commemorates the event . De Dietrich was executed the next year during the Reign of Terror . </P>
<P> As the French Revolution continued , the monarchies of Europe became concerned that revolutionary fervor would spread to their countries . The War of the First Coalition was an effort to stop the revolution , or at least contain it to France . Initially , the French army did not distinguish itself , and Coalition armies invaded France . On 25 April 1792 , baron Philippe - Frédéric de Dietrich , the mayor of Strasbourg , requested his guest Rouget de Lisle compose a song `` that will rally our soldiers from all over to defend their homeland that is under threat '' . That evening , Rouget de Lisle wrote `` Chant de guerre pour l'Armée du Rhin '' ( English : `` War Song for the Army of the Rhine '' ) , and dedicated the song to Marshal Nicolas Luckner , a Bavarian in French service from Cham . A plaque on the building on Place Broglie where De Dietrich 's house once stood commemorates the event . De Dietrich was executed the next year during the Reign of Terror . </P>
where did the french national anthem come from
where did the french national anthem come from
Strasbourg
Strasbourg