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Stewart Mansion - Mural of pirate Jean Lafitte

Stewart Mansion - Mural of pirate Jean Lafitte

A little background on this forgotten piece of history: The Stewart Mansion was built on the land in which Karankawa warriors went to war with famous pirate Jea...
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A little background on this forgotten piece of history: The Stewart Mansion was built on the land in which Karankawa warriors went to war with famous pirate Jean Lafiette and his men in what is known as the Battle of the Three Trees. Lafitte’s men stole the Karankawa chief’s daughter and Karankawa warriors retaliated by attacking and killing four pirates. Lafitte found out and sent a few hundred of his men along with two cannons to attack the Karankawas. The Stewart mansion sits where Karankawa warriors equipped with only bow and arrow fought pirates equipped with guns and cannon for three bloody days. The Karankawa lost about 10% of their fighting force before retreating while the well-armed pirates lost none. Galveston Historical Foundation has had the property on its "properties at risk" list since 2004.
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