Avignon

France


1216

April-May 1216
A large army under the leadership of Raymond VI and Raymond VII gathered in Avignon for the purpose of fighting Simon de Montfort and his Crusader Army. Their opportunity came quickly, in the nearby town of Beaucaire. [Strayer, p.108]





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