they had grouped
Past perfect they conjugation of group.

group

When, afterwards, the victories of the reaction made the leaders of the Brotherhood realize the necessity of taking a direct part in the revolutionary struggle, they were naturally left in the lurch by the confused mass which they had grouped around themselves.
Et le jour où les victoires de la réaction firent comprendre aux dirigeants de l'Association fraternelle la nécessité d'intervenir directement dans la lutte révolutionnaire, ils furent naturellement lâchés par la masse confuse qu'ils avaient groupée autour d'eux.
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