For his success as a writer Delavigne was largely indebted to the nature of the times in which he lived. "The Messéniennes" had their origin in the excitement resulting from the occupation of France by the allies in 1815. Another crisis in his life and in the history of his country, the revolution of 1830, stimulated him to the production of a second masterpiece, "La Parisienne". This song, set to music by Daniel Auber, was on the lips of every Frenchman, and rivalled in popularity the "Marseillaise". It was the French national anthem during the July Monarchy. A companion piece, "La Varsovienne", was written for the Poles, by whom it was sung on the march to battle. Other works of Delavigne followed each other in rapid succession: