Continued Offensives of the Albigensian Crusade

Timeline

1. 1211Lavaur · LavaurCrusade leader Simon de Montfort besieged and captured Lavaur in 1211; the garrison and some citizens were massacred, becoming one of the emblematic acts of the Albigensian Crusade's brutality.
2. 1211Castres · LanguedocThe crusaders besieged Castres, held by Cathar sympathizers; its commander Roger-Bernard de Castres was executed after negotiating surrender, and the castle subsequently fell, further extending crusader control over the eastern Languedoc corridor.
3. 1211Around Toulouse · ToulouseThe crusaders continued southward; Count Raymond VI of Toulouse, though reconciled after excommunication, and coalitions of local nobles still contested the crusaders. By late 1211 the war was unfinished, but much of Languedoc had fallen under Montfort family control.