Siege of Carcassonne

Timeline

1. 1209Carcassonne · LanguedocFollowing their victory at Béziers the Crusaders marched on Carcassonne, where Viscount Raymond-Roger Trencavel defended the double-walled fortress; the Crusaders adopted a siege strategy, cutting off water sources outside the city.
2. 1209Carcassonne · LanguedocWith food exhausted and plague spreading, Trencavel offered himself and several knights as hostages in exchange for the citizens' safe departure, after which he was imprisoned by the Crusaders and the papal legate granted the conquered territory to Simon de Montfort.