Middle Ages 7: The Later Crusades and Their Legacies
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A Brief History of the Crusade
The eighth crusade was launched in 12 60 ninea after another a sweeping islamic victory. By that time, however, the crusader outpostad dam a had been abandoned. The following year, louis the ninth decided to give crusading another go. A dysentery quickly swept through the crusader army, killing many of the soldiers and finally killing louis himself. He later was canonized and is known as saint louis ad is, the patron saint of france and of hairdressers.
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