[DOC] [TLE] Jean Lafitte - Wikipedia [PAR] Jean Lafitte ( c. 1780  c. 1823) was a French-American pirate and privateer in 
the Gulf of Mexico in the early 19th century. He and his elder brother, Pierre, 
spelled their last name Laffite, but .... a refugee ship for New Orleans. By 1806, 
several "Captain Lafitte"s operated in New Orleans; Jean Lafitte was likely one of 
them. [DOC] [TLE] Jean Laffite | American pirate | Britannica.com [PAR] Jean Laffite, Laffite also spelled Lafitte (born 1780?, Francedied 1825?) ... the 
British during the War of 1812 offered Laffite $30,000 and a captaincy in the ... the 
Baratarians, as Laffite and his men came to be known, fought with distinction. ... 
of the future city of Galveston, Texas, where he served briefly as governor in 1819
. [DOC] [TLE] The War of 1812 And All That - Personal Web Sites... [PAR] Apr 10, 2000 ... An introduction to the War of 1812: an episode in the history of bungling, with ... 
The population of Canada in 1806 was estimated at 433,000. ... The Indians 
preferred the French to the British by far, but there were no longer French around. 
..... In 1785 he emigrated to Tennessee, where he became a planter. [DOC] [TLE] Arthur. "The Story of the Battle of New Orleans." [PAR] The first upset in the plans of the British came when General Ross was killed 
along the .... A war ruinous to you would be the consequence; the enemy, to 
whom you .... The British capture and occupation of Guadalupe and Martinique, 
in 1806, ...... invading army would strike the city he was defending, he sent Jean 
Lafitte to... [DOC] [TLE] The Rise of Jean Laffite and his Role in the Battle of New Orleans ... [PAR] overview of the Laffite story it should serve well as an mtroduction for new 
members and those who ... the British warship Sophie' volleyed a ... The War of 
1812 .... the 1806 Non-Importation Act. A year ... whereas in the city legal slaves 
cost up ... came to action he tread lightly around .... he'd been defending, then left 
to find a. [DOC] [TLE] The Staff Ride Handbook for The Battles of New Orleans, 23 [PAR] War of 1812 concern the demonstrably different performances of the US. Army 
and ... possesses a young boy's crayon-drawn portrait of Jean Lafitte in her 
collection of ..... down river from the city of New Orleans and which gave its name 
to the collective ...... As British operations closed in on the region around New. 
Orleans... [DOC] [TLE] Historia Obscura [PAR] Sep 17, 2016 ... When Louisiana became a state, in 1812, Claiborne had gained .... Mitchell, well 
known about our city as 'The Pirate, died this morning about 6 o'clock. .... So who 
was Mitchell, before he came back from the dead in 1835? ..... (Jean Laffite, by 
the way, had been reported in the Times-Picayune of Feb. [DOC] [TLE] General Andrew Jackson, known as Old Hickory, defended the city ... [PAR] British Light Infantry Companies at the Battle of New Orleans, War of 1812 ..... his 
military decision and strategic influence came to form a very important aspect ...... 
War hero General Horatio Gates (17281806), was painted long after he led his 
..... Jean Lafitte (born around 1776, died around 1823) is today remembered as... [DOC] [TLE] The War of 1812 (18121815) - Dictionary definition of The War of ... [PAR] A major cause of the War of 1812 was British impressment of American sailors. ... 
Often, those Americans had been born in Britain and immigrated to the United 
States. ... He was serving as mate aboard a British merchant ship when caught by 
a press gang ..... Around 1811, Jean Lafitte decided to eliminate his middlemen. [DOC] [TLE] Haitian Immigration : Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries - AAME : [PAR] In the ensuing decades of revolution, foreign invasion, and civil war, thousands 
more .... In 1810 the city's French-speaking Creoles of African descent, reinforced 
by ...

Question: Jean Lafitte immigrated to this city around 1806; he defended it from the British in the War of 1812
Answer: New Orleans