Originally written in 1914 by a Sergeant-Major Bendifallah and companyman Marizot, Le Chant des Africains is a testimony to the bravery of a Moroccan goumier regiment disbanded after suffering severe losses in Meaux, northeast of Paris.
Le Chant des Africains, composed by Sergeant-Major Bendifallah and companyman Marizot in 1914, commemorates the valor of a Moroccan goumier regiment that was dissolved after suffering substantial losses close to Meaux, northeast of Paris.