Smetana wrote a series of patriotic works, including two marches dedicated respectively to the Czech National Guard and the Students' Legion of the University of Prague, and The Song of Freedom to words by Ján Kollár.
Smetana skrev en række patriotiske værker, herunder to marcher til henholdsvis den tjekkiske nationalgarde og en sammenslutning af studerende ved Prags universitet foruden en frihedssang til en tekst af Jan Kollár.