La Marseillaise des Blancs
| English: The Marseille [Song] of the 'Blancs' | |
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The flag of the Blancs, sown with lilies | |
anthem of French Royalists | |
| Adopted | 1793 |
La Marseillaise des Blancs (English: The Marseille [Song] of the 'Blancs') is a royalist and Catholic adaptation of the French national anthem, La Marseillaise. The lyrical content of the Royal and Catholic variation is strongly counter-revolutionary and originated from the War in the Vendée in 1793, where locals attempted to resist the republican forces. The name "Blancs" refers to their use of royal white flags and symbols.