Barataria privateers
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The Barataria privateers were a group of Gulf Coast smugglers and corsairs based in the early 19th century near New Orleans, notorious for their illicit trade and later assistance to the United States during the War of 1812.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
corsair group
ⓘ
privateer group ⓘ smuggling organization ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
War of 1812
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Andrew Jackson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations |
Barataria Bay, Louisiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Terre Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dispersedAfter | U.S. crackdown on Barataria in 1814–1815 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
illicit trade
ⓘ
piracy ⓘ privateering ⓘ smuggling ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition |
Caribbean sailors
ⓘ
French Creoles NERFINISHED ⓘ Spaniards NERFINISHED ⓘ free people of color ⓘ |
| knownFor |
effective artillery support at the Battle of New Orleans
ⓘ
knowledge of Gulf Coast waterways ⓘ nautical skill in shallow coastal waters ⓘ |
| legalStatus | outlaws under U.S. law before 1814 ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Jean Lafitte
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pierre Lafitte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Barataria Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedNear | New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedSide | United Kingdom in the War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Battle of New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previouslyCooperatedWith |
French privateers
ⓘ
Spanish colonial authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| received |
letters of marque from foreign powers
ⓘ
offers of pardon from the United States ⓘ |
| region | Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reputation |
notorious smugglers
ⓘ
semi-legendary pirates of the Gulf Coast ⓘ |
| supportedSide | United States in the War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targeted |
British shipping
ⓘ
Spanish shipping ⓘ |
| tradedIn |
captured cargo
ⓘ
contraband goods ⓘ enslaved people ⓘ luxury goods ⓘ weapons ⓘ |
| tradedWith | New Orleans merchants ⓘ |
| usedWaterway |
Bayous of Louisiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mississippi River delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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