During the closing days of the War of 1812, Major General Andrew Jackson enters New Orleans to defend the city against a seasoned British army of 12,000 men. Jackson nervously reviews his motley army of Acadians, freedmen, shop owners, lawyers, Native Americans, and his own Tennessee army as he knows he is greatly outnumbered and short of firearms and ammunition. An unexpected visitor appears in the midst of Jackson’s outnumbered forces, the Pirate Jean Lafitte. Lafitte's name is synonymous with fear as he is known for raiding English and Spanish ships. The pirate has at his command 1,000 men and 7,500 guns and offers these resources to Jackson in exchange for the release of his brother, Pierre, from a New Orleans jail. Jackson orders the release of Pierre and the two men join forces to successfully defeat the British.
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