The Mountain
Political group
The Mountain was a political group during the French Revolution. Its members, called the Montagnards, sat on the highest benches in the National Convention. The term, first used during a session of the Legislative Assembly, came into general use... Wikipedia
Founded: 1793
Ideology: Centralisation; Dirigism; Jacobinism; Radicalism; Abolitionism
Leaders: • Maximilien Robespierre; • Louis Antoine de Saint-Just; • Georges Danton; • Paul Barras; • Bertrand Barère
Newspaper: L'Ami du peuple; Le Vieux Cordelier; • Le Père Duchesne
Political club(s): Jacobin Club; Cordeliers Club
Political position: Left-wing
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