[Eng CC] Song of the Onion / Chanson de l'Oignon (French Military Song)

The Chanson de l'Oignon is a French marching song from around 1800.

According to legend, it originated among the grenadiers of Napoleon's Imperial Guard. Before the Battle of Marengo, Napoleon found some grenadiers rubbing an onion on their bread. "Very good," he said, "there is nothing better than an onion for marching on the road to glory."

[jetaddicted]

“A single onion, fried in oil, changes us into lions”.
This message is brought to you by the French fried onion company.

[bembs]

“No onions for the Austrians, no onions for those dogs”

Timeless insult

[foreignsamurai]

France: *O N I O N*
Morality: Boosted
Strength: Boosted
Hunger: None

[emresener]

A Japanese video about the French army singing about onion, classical YT recommendation

[ゴリラ-roy]

国歌「血まみれの旗を掲げよ！」
軍歌「玉葱って美味しいよな」

国歌より軍歌の方が穏やかってどうなってんのwww

[yhlp]

一番「油で揚げた玉葱最高☺️」
二番「油で揚げた玉葱頂戴😁」
三番「オーストリア嫌い😡玉葱やるな😡」
四番「油で揚げた玉葱最高☺️」

[darko]

French : no onions for the Austrians
Famous Austrian painter : and I took that personally

[samrevlej]

The French defeats in 1870 and 1940 was mainly due to Germans seizing the great hidden onion reserves in northeastern France. They are the source of the French army's power. They'd been moved further south after 1871, which was why the French won WW1, but out of overconfidence, they were reinstalled near the border after 1918. Franco-German wars have essentially relied on preserving or capturing this great resource.

[mayeullnr]

The entire world : So what's your secret plan to win the war ?
France : 【Ｏｎｉｏｎ】

[dorrin]

“No onions for the Austrians, no onions for those dogs”

Damn! France bringing the heat!

[obliviangamer]

Americans: Marching song about God leading them
Britons: Marching songs about ruling the oceans
Germans: Marching song about a Girl
Soviets: Marching about a girl but in a river
French: O N I O N

[militantGAMING]

This made me tear up, not the song but those Onion.

[purehogpower]

I'm not French, I'm not of French decent, and I've never been to France. But for some weird reason, I feel like I've been French for my entire life 🧅🇫🇷.

[sambrown]

The story behind the song is that after Napoleon crossed the Alps to face Austrian forces and before the Battle of Marengo He saw some of his grenadiers putting onions on bread and Napoleon told them "there is nothing better than an onion for marching on the road to glory".
ALL HAIL THE ONION'S

[matyspicot]

Austrian : Can I have an onion ?
French : *NO*

[Lichcrafter]

When you're Austrian but you want an onion:

*_Sad Austrian Noises_*

[damneddaniel]

Getting called a dog and being denied an onion in a French military song about onions on a Japanese history Channel is about the greatest thing ever to happen to me

[Beancito]

Germany: "Let's make a military song about Erika!"
Japan: "Let's makes a military song about our emperor"


France: *O N I O N*

[三角-vl]

各国の軍歌
米｢ジョニーが帰ってくるぞ!皆で迎えよう!｣
露｢立ち上がれ我が祖国よ！｣
中｢勝利に向かって前進せよ！｣
英｢我らは稀代の英雄にも負けないぞ！｣
日｢刀を抜いて突撃せよ！｣


独｢エリカ可愛い｣
仏｢玉葱大好き｣

[reeldurn]

I think why this song is a timeless treasure is because it has layers