The barons at Acre, unlike the lords…

The barons at Acre, unlike the lords of Armenia and Antioch-Tripoli, remain more disposed to deal with the Muslims, whom they know, than with the terrifying and unknown Mongols.

Philip of Montfort, as per a plan, marches on Acre in June and joins up with a band of Hospitallers while a Genoese fleet attacks the city by sea.

The Genoese navy, numbering some forty-eight galleys and four sailing ships armed with siege engines, under Rosso della Turca is quickly overrun by the Venetians and …