"La Marseillaise" is the national anthem of France. It was written in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg after the declaration of war by France against Austria. It was originally titled "Chant de guerre pour l'Armée du Rhin" ("War Song for the Army of the Rhine"). The French National Convention adopted it as the Republic's anthem in 1795. The song acquired its nickname after being sung in Paris by volunteers from Marseille marching to the capital. It is the first example of the "European march" anthemic style. The anthem's evocative melody and lyrics have led to its widespread use as a song of revolution and its incorporation into many pieces of classical and popular music. The lyrics of the song reflects the invasion of France by foreign armies (from Prussia and Austria) that was under way when it was written. The Convention accepted it as the French national anthem in a decree passed on 14 July 1795. However, it later lost this status under Napoleon I and was banned outright by Louis XVIII and Charles X, being re-instated only briefly after the July Revolution of 1830. During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, "La Marseillaise" was recognized as the anthem of the international revolutionary movement. It was adopted by the Paris Commune in 1871 with new lyrics under the title "La marseillaise de la Commune". However, it was restored as France's national anthem in 1879 and has remained so ever since.
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