jean lafitte in. the next a, there was a reward of $1000. when the battle of new orleans became a folktte hero to the entire state of louisiana. many people feared that the british would take new orleans. we didn't have the ammunition or manpower to defend the city. the person they considered a traitor, who rallied his pirates and came to the aid of the city. he donated men, a lot of those people were evidently former members of napoleon's army and they defended the city. great deal of flint and ammunition and cannons to defend new orleans. some historians say that lafitte accidentally attacked an american ship. for some reason, he was expelled from new orleans after the battle, even though he was a hero to some people. that is when he came to galveston and set up base there. this part of louisiana, from the river that runs through lake charles to the river that divides texas and louisiana, it was still up for debate area -- debate. the united states thought they had purchased all this land but the spanish government said they hadn't. debate