"Le Chant du départ" ('The Song of Departure') is a revolutionary and war song written by Étienne Méhul (music) and Marie-Joseph Chénier (words) in 1794. It was the official anthem of the French Empire
My Four Time Great Grandfather fought in the Grande Armee. He was 20 and a Hussar when he survived the Russian invasion and he also fought at Leipzig and Waterloo
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