1819
Laffite met with James Long who wanted support for an invasion of Texas. Laffite received a commission from Long, wherein he was acknowledged Governor of Galveston.
September 13--Laffite's newly-purchased ship, Le Brave, captured the Spanish ship Filomena, only to be caught in turn by US revenue cutters Louisiane and Alabama. Le Brave captain Jean Desfarges and his crew put up a fight. Edward Livingston and Grymes represented them in court. Taken with the Le Brave were Laffite's instructions and a document outlining how spoils would be split. The documents were signed by Laffite at Galveston 11 days before the seizure of the Filomena.
September--Some of Laffite's men under the leadership of George William
Brown raided the plantation home of John Lyons.
November 5-10--The USS Lynx went to Galveston to pursue the gang responsible for the Lyons raid incident. Jean Laffite organized a court, found the leader Brown guilty and hanged him, then allowed the Lynx to take prisoners others who had participated in the raid.
November 12: A grand jury at New Orleans ordered Desfarges and crew of the Le Brave to stand trial.
November 22--A trial jury finds Desfarges and 17 crewmen guilty as charged and sentenced them to death. One crewman,Trickhart, is pardoned by President Madison. There is great public turmoil in town over the crew's imprisonment and sentences.
1820
February 27--the U.S.S. Enterprise under the command of Lt. Lawrence Kearny arrived at Galveston to ensure that Jean Laffite and his men were going to abandon the settlement.
May 7--Galveston was abandoned by Laffite.
May 25--The crew of the Le Brave is executed.
July 30--Battle of The Three Trees occurs.
1821
Jean Laffite's former privateers return sporadically to the Galveston area.
September--Pierre Laffite was on the Isla Mujeres with some other privateers.
November 9--Pierre Laffite was reported to have died of wounds received on the island of Cancun, and was buried at Dzilam.
1822
January--Jean Laffite's fleet working off the coast of Cuba was destroyed by an English brig, and Jean Laffite was jailed in Puerto Principe for several weeks.
February 13--Laffite faked an illness and escaped from a hospital.
March--The Governor of Puerto Principe reported that Jean Laffite was anchored off Rincon Grande, around the north central coast of Cuba.
April--Captain Stockton of the USS Alligator reported that Laffite had taken an American ship, Jay, off the north coast of Cuba.
August--Jean Laffite received a commission in the Colombian Navy at Cartagena, Colombia, and command of the General Santander in the service of Simon Bolivar.
November--The Schooner Columbus Ross from Jamaica reported that during the end of this month the Colombian private armed schooner General Santander with Captain John Lafitte (sic) treated them politely and convoyed their ship for two days until they were free from danger of pirate attacks. Laffite also gave them gun shot and other supplies.
1823
February--Jean Laffite is reported to have died in a sea battle between the General Santander and Spanish ships off the coast of Honduras.

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Galveston Island, Texas
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