Event Eighth Crusade

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Was a Crusade led by Louis IX of France against the Hafsids of Tunisia.

Chronology

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  • October 1270: Because of diseases the siege of Tunis was abandoned on 30 October with the Treaty of Tunis.
  • July 1270: The Crusaders landed on the Tunisian coast on 18 July without facing much resistance. The crusaders built a camp near a fort built over Carthage and awaited the arrival of the Sicilian contingent under Charles of Anjou.