Joyeux Bastille Day

[jayem]

14 July, 1789 was the day the Bastille--a fortress/prison in Paris-- was stormed by a mob of angry French citizens, expressing their disgust at the imprisonment of persons who dared to challenge the actions of the French government. As it turned out, only 7 detainees were freed. But it was the start of the French Revolution, and the beginning of the end of the French monarchy. (Not to mention that 4 years later was the Reign of Terror. When madam Guillotine was very busy.) But if nothing else, La Marseillaise, is the best of all national anthems. How many other countries' national songs mention watering fields with the blood of their enemies?

 

[Robban]

14 July, 1789 was the day the Bastille--a fortress/prison in Paris-- was stormed by a mob of angry French citizens, expressing their disgust at the imprisonment of persons who dared to challenge the actions of the French government. As it turned out, only 7 detainees were freed. But it was the start of the French Revolution, and the beginning of the end of the French monarchy. (Not to mention that 4 years later was the Reign of Terror. When madam Guillotine was very busy.) But if nothing else, La Marseillaise, is the best of all national anthems. How many other countries' national songs mention watering fields with the blood of their enemies?