The Plain.

About The Plain

The Plain, also known as the Marsh, was the majority of independent deputies in the National Convention during the French Revolution. They were the most moderate and the most numerous group of the National Convention, as they sat between the Girondins on their right and the Montagnards on their left. Their name arises from the fact their benches were by the debating floor, lower down from the Montagnards. Its members were also known as Maraisards, or derogatorily Toads as toads live in marshes.