Siege of Carcassonne
| Siege of Carcassonne (1209) | |||||||
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| Part of the Albigensian Crusade | |||||||
The inhabitants of Carcassonne are expelled | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Crusaders | Viscounty of Carcassonne | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Arnaud Amaury Odo III, Duke of Burgundy Walter III of Châtillon Hervé IV of Donzy Peter II of Courtenay Milo IV, lord of Le Puiset Simon de Montfort |
Raymond Roger Trencavel (POW) Pierre Roger de Cabaret | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~20000 | Unknown but substantial | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Minimal | Minimal | ||||||
The Siege of Carcassonne was a military engagement which took place from August 1, 1209, to August 15, 1209, during the Albigensian Crusade. It took place in the Languedoc region of southern France at the fortified town of Carcassonne. The Siege was led by Arnaud Amaury as part of the Crusader effort to eliminate Catharism, a Christian sect regarded as heretical, from Southern France. After intense fighting, the siege ended in a negotiated surrender, and the inhabitants were allowed to leave free of harm.