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1780 CE - 1821 CE: Life of the pirate leader Jean Lafitte who operated in the Gulf of Mexico.
1810 CE: The pirate leader Jean Lafitte makes his base at Barataria Bay.
1812 CE: The pirates Pierre and Jean Lafitte are arrested by the Louisiana authorities and sheduled for trial, but they escape their bail.
1814 CE: The British try to recruit the pirate leader Jean Lafitte for their attack on New Orleans.
1814 CE: General Andrew Jackson recruits the pirate leader Jean Lafitte for help in the defence of New Orleans.
1815 CE: The pirate leader Jean Lafitte assists General Andrew Jackson in the successful defence of New Orleans against a British attack.
1817 CE: The pirate leader Jean Lafitte establishes a new base at Gavleston, Texas.
1821 CE: A U.S. warship drives Jean Lafitte from Galveston.