In the early summer of 1812, Territorial Gov. William C.C. Claiborne sent an Army unit under the command of Captain Andrew Holmes into Barataria to put an end to the Lafitte smuggling and enterprises. The Lafittes eluded Captain Holmes for months, until it got to be joke with them.
However, their luck ran out and they were captured in mid-November by sheer luck on the part of Holmes.
They were brought back to New Orleans for trial and locked up. But, they quickly got bail and left prison.
The trial began two weeks later, but neither Jean or Pierre ever showed up.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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