1218 in the crusades

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This page includes the Crusades events that occurred in 1218:
January 10: Death of Hugues, King of Cyprus. His son Henri succeeded him.
January: Andrew II, King of Hungary returns to Europe.
May 29th: the fleet of crusaders approaches Egypt in Damiette and puts the siege in front of the city.
25 June: Simon de Montfort is killed in front of Toulouse.
25 July: Amaury VI de Montfort, son of Simon de Montfort, raises the siege of Toulouse.
31 August: Death of Al-Adil Sayf al-Din, Sultan of Egypt. His son Malik al Kamil succeeded him.
9 October: Malik al-Kamil tries in vain to clear Damiette besieged by the Crusaders.
Peter II of Courtenay was taken prisoner in the siege of Durazzo.

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Chronology of the Crusades