The situation in France continued to be tense during the following year. Although Louis XVI had signed the Constitution, he entered into secret negotiations with the king of Prussia. Rules of other neighboring countries too were worried by the development in Frence and made plans to send troops to put down the event that had been taking place there since the summer of 1789. Before this could happen, the National Assembly voted in April 1892 to declare war against Prussia and Austria. Thousands of volunteers thronged from the provinces to join the army. The saw this as a war of the people against kings and aristocrats all over Europe. Among the patriots songs they sang was the Marseillaise, composed by the poet Roget de L'lsle. It was sung for the first time by volunteers from Marseillaise as they marched into Paris and so got it's name. The Marseillaise is now the national anthem of Frence. The revolutionary wars brought losses and economic difficulties to the people. Whil...
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