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Jean Lafitte (c. 1780 – c. 1823) was a French pirate, privateer, and slave trader who operated in the Gulf of Mexico in the early 19th century. He and his older brother Pierre spelled their last name Laffite, but English language documents of the time used "Lafitte".
Jean Lafitte was a French pirate and privateer. The name may also refer to: Jean Lafitte, Louisiana, United States, a town; Jean Lafitte Hotel, Galveston, Texas, United States, on the National Register of Historic Places; SS Jean Lafitte (1942), transferred to the United States Navy as the attack transport USS Warren, later a container ship
During World War I, when he was under 16 years old, Voignier adopted the alias Jean Pierre LaFitte in the employ of Colonel Ralph H. Van Deman, fighting for his elite group of raggedy "former criminals and morons" called the Army Counterintelligence Police (CIP), that would eventually become the United States Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID).
The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary suggests the first pronunciation. Similarly, this pronunciation markup guide will choose the most widely used form. NOTE: This guide is designed to be simple and easy to use. This can only be achieved by giving up scope and freedom from occasional ambiguity.
Previously believed to depict You (standing) and the Lafitte brothers. Dominique You or Youx (born Frederic You or Youx , c. 1775 – November 15, 1830) was a French privateer , soldier , and politician .
Louisiana [pronunciation 1] (French: Louisiane ⓘ ... French pirate Jean Lafitte, who operated in New Orleans, was born in Port-au-Prince around 1782. [78]
During Prohibition, enforcing the nation’s liquor ban was a game of cat and mouse. Smugglers, speakeasies, and bootleggers found creative ways to dodge the law, while federal agents scrambled to ...
Lafitte is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: André-Joseph Lafitte-Clavé, French army engineer; Ed Lafitte, professional baseball pitcher; Fermín Emilio Lafitte, Argentine archbishop; Guy Lafitte, French tenor saxophonist; Jean Lafitte, French privateer; José White Lafitte, Cuban violinist; Laurent Lafitte, French actor