tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post7360185834186022234..comments2024-03-16T04:59:09.172-08:00Comments on Pauline's Pirates & Privateers: People: Beyond BaratariaPaulinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-40622501371350034982011-01-06T07:29:11.023-09:002011-01-06T07:29:11.023-09:00Ahoy, Ozarklorian and thankee for the awesome rant...Ahoy, Ozarklorian and thankee for the awesome rant! Well said on all counts.<br /><br />More on the Baratarian contribution to the victory at New Orleans today (including Dr. de Grummond's insightful takes on same). Stay tuned :)Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-33778067973247834412011-01-05T18:32:45.357-09:002011-01-05T18:32:45.357-09:00Hi, I really get bugged about the whole question o...Hi, I really get bugged about the whole question of whether or not Jackson would have won without the aid of the Laffites and Baratarians, because to my mind, there has never been a question. Without the Laffites, there would have been no flints for those guns on the American side, plus the Baratarians in jail at New Orleans would not have been released to man those batteries and other areas at Chalmette. No Dominique and Beluche at Battery No.3 and 4. No way for the Tennessee sharpshooters to shoot their guns without those French flints. Arrgh. One thing I do agree on, though, is Pierre did get royally neglected when it came to recognition. Thankfully Davis' "Pirates Laffite" did finally give him the proper credits he deserved.Ozarklorianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09348265376584155745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-84463577436891062992011-01-05T14:25:34.054-09:002011-01-05T14:25:34.054-09:00Ahoy, Timmy! You're right, of course. Given ...Ahoy, Timmy! You're right, of course. Given all their double dealing and some of the types they were involved with, it's surprising they lived as long as they did.<br /><br />I didn't even have room to get into the whole "associates/filibuster" thing that came together after the War of 1812 was over, either. Racketeering at its finest, now with more arms dealing!<br /><br />Anyway, again, you are correct. Just a couple of smart, smooth operators doing the best they could, and you have to admit, better than most.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-17681644635107172232011-01-05T14:12:43.699-09:002011-01-05T14:12:43.699-09:00Ahoy, Pauline! As you and I have discussed more th...Ahoy, Pauline! As you and I have discussed more than once, the Laffite brothers were two of the first succesful organized crime bosses in this country... Long before the mob or the mafia. I don't think that their lives could really have ended any other way.<br /><br />That they were also Patriots and heroes of the battle of New Orleans just adds to the story. Like so many larger than life figures of history, they were not "good" or "evil", just people.Timmy!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09902641426229272672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-54413585529252827642011-01-05T13:50:53.599-09:002011-01-05T13:50:53.599-09:00Ahoy, Charles and thankee. Sadder still is that t...Ahoy, Charles and thankee. Sadder still is that there are people who continue to cling to the idea that Jean Laffite secretly retired to Iowa and became a corn farmer. Seriously? I mean, after a life like that? I can't even live anywhere landlocked; imagine how horrendous that would be for either of the Laffite brothers. In that story, Pierre just fades away into the shadowy myth of memory. As if two relatives who shared this much would just go their seperate ways. Grrrr!<br /><br />Sorry; short rant. Just the thought of is all frosts me.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-71467492442477712902011-01-05T13:24:33.004-09:002011-01-05T13:24:33.004-09:00Ah, interesting! Thank you, Pauline. Such a sad ...Ah, interesting! Thank you, Pauline. Such a sad ending for both brothers.Charles L. Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07962498097210327570noreply@blogger.com