Chapter 244
THE EIGHTH CRUSADE (1248-1254 A.D.)
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1n 1244, Jerusalem is taken by the Khwarizmians, who have been driven from their own country by Jenghiz Khan. This leads to a new crusade. Louis IX of France, in a fit of illness, vows to lead an army against the Khwarizmians.
21248 Departure of Louis and his crusaders. He winters in Cyprus.
31249 Louis proceeds to Egypt, and takes Damietta. He then sets out for Cairo.
41250 Battle of Mansura. Defeat and capture of Louis by Turan Shah, sultan of Egypt. Louis is released by the restoration of Damietta, and the promise to abstain from further hostilities. The crusaders return to St. Jean d’Acre. Louis remains four years in Syria, fortifying Acre and other cities, and
51254 returns to France.
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