Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (), sometimes spelled de l'Isle or de Lile (10 May 1760 – 26 June 1836), was a French army officer of the French Revolutionary Wars. He is known for writing the words and music of the "Chant de guerre pour l'armée du Rhin" in 1792, which would later be known as "La Marseillaise" and become the French national anthem. Rouget de Lisle was born at Lons-le-Saunier, reputedly on a market day. His parents lived in the neighbouring village of Montaigu. A plaque was placed at the precise spot of his
Leo Roget Leo Roget Leo Thomas Earl Roget (born 1 August 1977) is a retired English football defender made over 120 appearances in the Football League for Southend United. He also played league football for Oxford United, Stockport County, Brentford, Rushden & Diamonds, Reading and was noted for his "pace, mobility and strength in the air". A "bad boy" player, Roget received 60 yellow cards and was sent off seven times during his professional career. He fought one professional bout as a boxer in December 2013. A defender, Roget joined Southend United as a schoolboy in 1990, at the age of 13.