Articles related to "Jean Laffite"
Jean Laffite, Enigma and Legend
Six feet tall. Coal black hair. Piercing dark eyes. Clean-shaven with sideburns. Handsome. Benevolent and cool-headed. Frightful temper. Debonair. Chivalrous. Swashbuckler. Rogue. Enigma. This was Jean Laffite, a privateer who operated a vast smuggling network in and around New Orleans during the first two decades of the Nineteenth Century. Some called him pirate. Others called him friend. After the Battle of New Orleans in 1815, all called him hero.
jean laffite • jean lafitte • new orleans • william c. c. claiborne • battle of new orleans
Six feet tall. Coal black hair. Piercing dark eyes. Clean-shaven with sideburns. Handsome. Benevolent and cool-headed. Frightful temper. Debonair. Chivalrous. Swashbuckler. Rogue. Enigma. This was Jean Laffite, a privateer who operated a vast smuggling network in and around New Orleans during the first two decades of the Nineteenth Century. Some called him pirate. Others called him friend. After the Battle of New Orleans in 1815, all called him hero.
jean laffite • jean lafitte • new orleans • william c. c. claiborne • battle of new orleans
American Privateers: an Introduction
The war that demonstrated the superiority of privateers over naval ships was the American Revolution. This third article in a series examines the American privateers.
american privateers • privateers • philadelphia • baltimore • schooner
The war that demonstrated the superiority of privateers over naval ships was the American Revolution. This third article in a series examines the American privateers.
american privateers • privateers • philadelphia • baltimore • schooner
Notorious Pirate Havens - Part 2: Around the World
In a series exploring pirate havens, this article examines safe harbors located around the world, from those favored by the Barbary Corsairs to American havens frequented by pirates and privateers.
pirate havens • piracy • jean laffite • jean lafitte • barbary corsairs
In a series exploring pirate havens, this article examines safe harbors located around the world, from those favored by the Barbary Corsairs to American havens frequented by pirates and privateers.
pirate havens • piracy • jean laffite • jean lafitte • barbary corsairs
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