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…showed last 75 words of 2079 total… march to Cairo(Pernoud 10). In the spring of 1250, they attacked Cairo. Louis surrendered to the Egyptians in April 1250. Damietta was given up and a ransom was paid. As you can see, the crusades were one of the most violent periods of time. Throughout the Crusades the crusaders lost focus of their original objective, which was to promote christianity while regaining the holy land. In the end they not only promoted christianity, they promoted bloodshed.