The Mountain 212270 224894031 2008-07-10T21:49:49Z Mac Davis 131030 bold first mentions {{for|the other articles titled ''The Mountain''|Mountain (disambiguation)}} '''The Mountain''' (in [[French language|French]] '''''La Montagne''''') refers in the context of the history of the [[French Revolution]] to a political group, whose members, called '''''Montagnards''''', sat on the highest benches in the Assembly. The term, which was first used during the session of the [[Legislative Assembly (France)|Legislative Assembly]], did not come into general use until [[1793]]. At the opening of the [[National Convention]] the ''Montagnard'' group comprised men of very diverse shades of opinion, and such cohesion as it subsequently acquired was due rather to the opposition of its leaders to the [[Girondist]] leaders than to any fundamental hostility between the two groups. The chief point of distinction was that the Girondists were mainly theorists and thinkers, whereas the Mountain consisted almost entirely of uncompromising men of action. During their struggle with the [[Girondists]], the Montagnards gained the upper hand in the [[Jacobin Club]], and for a time "Jacobin" and "Montagnard" were synonymous terms. The Mountain was successively under the sway of such men as [[Jean-Paul Marat | Marat]], [[Georges Jacques Danton | Danton]], [[Jacques-Louis David | David]], and [[Maximilien Robespierre | Robespierre]]. The group was to become one of the prime movers in the eventual downfall of Robespierre in the events of [[9 Thermidor]]. The group dissolved shortly after Robespierre’s death ([[28 July]] [[1794]]). ==References== *{{1911}} [[Category:Political parties established in 1793]] [[Category:French Revolution]] [[af:Bergparty]] [[de:Bergpartei (Französische Revolution)]] [[es:Montaña (Revolución francesa)]] [[fr:Montagne (Révolution française)]] [[it:Montagnardi]] [[nl:Montagnards (Frankrijk)]] [[ru:Монтаньяры]] [[fi:Vuoripuolue]]