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The Montagnards liked to talk about being daring. They seemed to portray themselves as warriors in the face of great adversity. In a way, they were. The revolt in the Vendee and the revolutionary war were crises enough alone, but together created a catastrophic threat on the republic. Danton remained a figure of defiance. TheContinue reading “The Decline and Fall of the First French Republic, Part 3”