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===Distinguished service as mentioned in dispatches=== {{blockquote|In his general orders of January 21, General Jackson, in thanking the troops, paid special tributes to the Louisiana organizations, and made particular mention of Capts. [[Dominique You|Dominique]] and Belluche, and the Lafitte brothers, all of the Barataria privateers; of General Garrique de Flanjac, a State Senator, and brigadier of militia, who served as a volunteer; of Majors [[Jean Baptiste Plauché|Plauche]], [[Henri de Sainte-Gême|Sainte-Geme]]. Lacoste, D'Aquin, Captain Savary, Colonel De la Ronde, [[General Humbert]], Don Juan de Araya, the Mexican Field-Marshal; Major-General Villeré and General Morgan, the Engineers Latour and Blanchard; the Attakapas dragoons, Captain Dubuclay; the cavalry from the Felicianas and the Mississippi territory. General Labattut had command of the town, of which Nicolas Girod was then the mayor.{{sfnmp|Brannan|1823|1p=477-480|Coleman|1885|2p=177}} }} {{blockquote|Among those who most distinguished themselves during this brief but memorable campaign, were, next to the Commander-in-chief, Generals Villeré, Carroll, Coffee, Ganigues, Flanjac, Colonel Delaronde, Commodore Patterson, Majors Lacoste, Planche, Hinds, Captain Sainte-Geme, Lieutenants Jones, Parker, Marent, and Dominique; Colonel Savary, a man of colour nor must we omit to mention Lafitte, pirate though he was.{{sfnmp|Brannan|1823|1p=477-480|Bunner|1855|2p=231}}}}
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