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Louis IX of France's failure to capture Tunis in the Eighth Crusade led Prince Edward of England to sail to Acre in what is known as the Ninth Crusade.

The Ninth Crusade saw several impressive victories for Edward over Baibars.

Ultimately the Crusade did not so much fail as withdraw, since Edward had pressing concerns at home and felt unable to resolve the internal conflicts within the remnant Outremer territories.

It is arguable that the Crusading spirit was nearly " extinct ," by this period as well.

It also foreshadowed the imminent collapse of the last remaining crusader strongholds along the Mediterranean coast.