Editing Jean Lafitte (section)

==Character and abilities==
Sources indicate that Lafitte was sharp and resourceful, but also handsome and friendly, enjoying drinking, gambling, and women.<ref name="Smithsonian"/><ref>{{cite magazine | title=Jean Laffite: Pirate or privateer? | author=Canright, Marsha | date=September 26, 2015 | magazine=Coast Monthly | url=https://www.coastmonthly.com/2015/09/jean-laffite-pirate-or-privateer/ | access-date=September 22, 2017 | archive-date=July 28, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728101108/https://www.coastmonthly.com/2015/09/jean-laffite-pirate-or-privateer/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> He was known to adopt more aristocratic mannerisms and dress than most of his fellow privateers.<ref name="Smithsonian"/>

Lafitte's native language was clearly French, though the specific dialect is a matter of some debate. He was evidently able to speak English reasonably well and most likely had a working knowledge of Spanish.<ref>{{cite web| title=FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: GENERAL QUESTIONS| url=http://thelaffitesociety.com/Laffite_General.html| access-date=September 22, 2017| archive-date=March 23, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323195241/http://thelaffitesociety.com/Laffite_General.html| url-status=usurped}}</ref> He was educated with his brother at a military academy on [[Saint Kitts]].<ref name="Smithsonian"/> No samples of his writing survive, except his signature; his surviving letters were always written by a secretary. His reading and writing abilities, therefore, remain unclear. During his life he acted as a soldier, sailor, diplomat, merchant, and much more, demonstrating natural gifts for leadership.<ref>{{cite web | title=Famous Privateer: Jean Laffite | url=http://www.thewayofthepirates.com/famous-privateers/jean-laffite/ | access-date=September 22, 2017}}</ref>