[Denver Ditdat]

The only Frenchman who fought worth a $h!+ for the United States was Jean Lafitte (sp?), and he was a pirate!

You're thinking of the Marquis de Lafayette, who served admirably in the Revolutionary War. Jean Lafitte was indeed a pirate, and no relation.

[nonliberal]

Lafayette did not really DO a whole lot. He basically served as an aide-de-camp for George Washington.

Lafitte helped us defeat the British at the Battle of New Orleans in 1814.