It was this widespread yet highly centralised organization that gave to the Jacobin Club great power .
At the peak there were at least 7,000 chapters throughout France , with a membership estimated at a half - million or more .
France was this widespread yet highly centralised organization that gave to the Jacobin Club great power .
At the peak there were at least 7,000 chapters throughout France , with a membership estimated at a half - million or more .