Chapter XIV

Divisions among the Moslems--Among the Christians--Crusade of
Children--Innocent III. declares he will lead a new Crusade
to Syria--The King of Hungary takes the Cross--Arrives in
Syria--Successes of the Pilgrims--Abandon the Siege of Mount
Thabor--The King of Hungary returns to Europe--The Duke of
Austria continues the War--Siege of Damietta--Reinforcements
arrive under a Legate--Famine in Damietta--The Moslems offer
to yield Palestine--The Legate's Pride--He refuses--Taking of
Damietta--The Army advances towards Cairo--Overflowing of the
Nile--The Army ruined--The Legate sues for Peace--Generous
Conduct of the Sultaun--Marriage of the Heiress of Jerusalem
with Frederic, Emperor of Germany--His Disputes with the
Pope--His Treaties with the Saracens--He recovers Jerusalem--
He quits the Holy Land--Disputes in Palestine--The Templars
defeated and slaughtered--Gregory IX.--Crusade of the King of
Navarre ineffectual--Crusade of Richard, Earl of Cornwall--
Jerusalem recovered--The Corasmins--Their Barbarity--They
take Jerusalem--Defeat the Christians with terrible
Slaughter--Are exterminated by the Syrians--Crusade of St.
Louis--His Character--Arrives in the Holy Land--Takes
Damietta--Battle of Massoura--Pestilence in the Army--The
King taken--Ransomed--Returns to Europe--Second Crusade of
St. Louis--Takes Carthage--His Death--Crusade of Prince
Edward--He defeats the Saracens--Wounded by an Assassin--
Returns to Europe--Successes of the Turks--Last Siege and
Fall of Acre--Palestine lost 286

CHAPTER XV.

Fate of the Orders of the Temple and St. John--The Templars
abandon all Hopes of recovering Jerusalem--Mingle in European
Politics--Offend Philip the Fair--Are persecuted--Charges
against them--The Order destroyed--The Knights of St. John
pursue the Purpose of defending Christendom--Settle in
Rhodes--Siege of Rhodes--Gallant Defence--The Island taken--
The Knights remove to Malta--Siege of Malta--La Valette--
Defence of St. Elmo--Gallantry of the Garrison--The whole
Turkish Army attempt to storm the Castle--The Attack
repelled--Arrival of Succour--The Siege raised--Conclusion 312

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