Schneckenburger wrote "The Watch on the Rhine" in a specific patriotic response to French assertions that the Rhine was France's "natural" eastern boundary.
Schneckenburger menulis "Penjaga di Rhein" sebagai tanggapan patriotik khusus terhadap pernyataan Prancis bahwa sungai Rhein adalah batas timur "alami" Prancis.