Louis-Michel Aury | |
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Born | c. 1787 |
Died | August 30, 1821 |
Occupation(s) | sailor, privateer |
Employer(s) | French government, Mexican government, self-employed |
Known for | privateering and filibustering efforts to overturn governments in East Florida, Mexico, Spanish Texas, the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and South America |
Military career | |
Allegiance | France |
Service | French Navy |
Years of service | 1802 or 1803–1811 |
Louis-Michel Aury (1788 – August 30, 1821) was a French privateer operating in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean during the early 19th century.