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Montagnard(French; “Mountain Man”) Radical deputy in the National Convention during the French Revolution. The Montagnards were so called because they sat on the higher benches (the “Mountain”) above the uncommitted deputies of the “Plain.” The Montagnards emerged in 1792 as opponents of the moderate Girondins and later associated with the radical Jacobin Club in the Committee of Public Safety. After the Thermidorian Reaction, many Montagnards were executed or purged from the convention, and they became a minority called the crête (“crest”). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| On March 17, 1969, Nail's team was working with 200 Montagnard tribesmen in the hills of central Vietnam when they came under fire. A study of land ownership systems among the Montagnards led him to the first of many efforts to defend the interests of those people, trying to persuade Vietnamese administrators, eager to place Vietnamese settlers on Montagnard lands, that the Montagnards had land ownership systems, and that their ownership should be given some consideration. As part of a team, which also includes Montagnard (Vietnamese) soldiers, players determine how the action goes down. |
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