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“Jean Lafitte Jean Lafitte (also spelt Laffite, c. 1780 - c. 1820) was a Franco-American leader of pirates and privateers who captured merchant vessels of various states in the Gulf of Mexico from 1810 to 1820. Lafitte proved an...

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Jean Lafitte

Jean Lafitte (also spelt Laffite, c. 1780 - c. 1820) was a Franco-American leader of pirates and privateers who captured merchant vessels of various states in the Gulf of Mexico from 1810 to 1820. Lafitte proved an invaluable ally for the United States in the War of 1812 and the 1815 Battle of New Orleans, assisting General Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) to victory against the British.

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