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Who was Monsieur Rouget de Lisle?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Naturalisation no. 167
Qui était Monsieur Rouget de Lisle ?
Who was Monsieur Rouget de Lisle?
Answer. The French officer who composed La Marseillaise, the national anthem, in 1792.
L'officier français qui a composé La Marseillaise, l'hymne national, en 1792.
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle writes this song in April 1792 under the title War Song for the Army of the Rhine. The official fact sheet refers to a French officer without naming him in its text.
The official text that proves it
« En avril 1792 , quelques jours après le début de la guerre de la France contre l'Autriche, un officier français compose le "Chant de guerre pour l’armée du Rhin". »
In April 1792, a few days after France went to war against Austria, a French officer composes the "War Song for the Army of the Rhine".
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
To be confirmed against the four options shown on exam day, which the ministry does not publish.
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