La patrie en danger

La Patrie en danger (in English: "The country (fatherland) in danger") was the start of a declaration by the French Assembly on 11 July 1792 in response to Prussia joining Austria in its war against France. Along with the levée en masse declared the next year, it was part of the growing idea of "people's war" which developed during the French Revolution, where ideology "not only conscripted manpower for the regular armies but also inspired ordinary people to fight on their own account."

The text of the declaration reads:

Citizens, the Fatherland is in danger. May those who will obtain the honor of marching first to defend what is most dear to them always remember that they are French and free; may their fellow citizens maintain the security of people and property in their homes; may the magistrates of the people watch attentively; may all, in calm courage, the attribute of true strength, wait for the signal of the law to act, and the fatherland will be saved.

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