23 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.
What happened
China (1)
Jiyu Park Cheon-bu, leading the Byeolcho, defeats the Eastern Jin forces completely at Goseong and Ganseong. (Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) 世家 卷23 高宗 三十六年)
West Asia (1)
In March, by the king's order, wine and provisions are loaded onto the ships again, and preparations are made to leave when the king departs. (Life of Saint Louis by Joinville §141 (장 XXXII), part_02 L2435–2437)
Egypt & North Africa (14)
On the way from Mansourah to Damietta his illness grew severe, and he was advised to go by galley. Louis fainted repeatedly amid dysentery and fever (§9–10). (Life of Saint Louis by Joinville §9–10 (줄 1648–1649))
They arrive in Egypt. The empress then left for France, taking her younger brother Jean d'Acre with her, and married him to the Countess of Montfort. (Life of Saint Louis by Joinville §140 (장 XXXI), part_02 L2325–2332)
The crusaders land on the Damietta shore and repel the Saracen cavalry that came out to meet them. (Life of Saint Louis by Joinville XXXIV장 56절 (l.133~138))
King Louis leaps from the ship into the sea and takes the lead on the shore: the start of the capture of Damietta. (Life of Saint Louis by Joinville XXXV장 62절 (l.260~266))
Joinville judges that Damietta was taken either by God's grace or by starving the enemy, and notes that the former king Jean de Brienne also took it by famine. (Life of Saint Louis by Joinville XXXVI장 165절 (l.343~349))
Gautier d'Autrèche rides alone toward the Turks, is thrown from his horse, and dies crushed beneath it. (Life of Saint Louis by Joinville XXXVIII장 174절 (l.576~582))
The army sets out from Damietta toward Babylon (Cairo), on the advice of the Count of Artois. (Life of Saint Louis by Joinville XXXIX장 184절 (l.774~778))
King Louis builds a causeway (chaussée) across the middle of the river and two fortifications (chats-châteaux), intending to cross to the Saracen side. (Life of Saint Louis by Joinville XLI장 192절 (l.1021~1027))
After beating back a Saracen attack, King Louis orders a ditch (fossé) dug around the camp, between the Damietta river and the Lex river. (Life of Saint Louis by Joinville XLI장 말 (l.1126~1132))
The Saracen siege tower (chat) is burned with Greek fire (feu grégeois). Joinville's side takes the night watch. (Life of Saint Louis by Joinville XLIV장 말 (l.1483~1489))
Enzo, son of Frederick, was taken prisoner in a surprise attack by the Bolognese army. (Chronica Majora of Matthew Paris part_24 줄 3557)
Western Europe (6)
Andegravius de Doringia, a crusade vower (person unidentified), died in the Holy Land at Damietta. (Chronica Majora of Matthew Paris lines 1243-1245)
Frederick II avoided poison, prepared by Pietro della Vigna, and returned to Apulia. (Chronica Majora of Matthew Paris part_24 줄 2950)
The archbishop of Rouen, a Franciscan friar, came to England and recovered the old revenues (reditus) through the king's favor. (Chronica Majora of Matthew Paris part_24 줄 3195)
The pope did not accept the honest form of peace; the proposer is unknown because the preceding line is damaged. (Chronica Majora of Matthew Paris part_24 줄 3587)
Walter de Kirkham, precentor of York, was consecrated bishop of Durham at York. (Chronica Majora of Matthew Paris part_24 줄 3912)