800 French convicts led by an American who spoke no French. What could possibly go wrong? A shipment of Portuguese wine, for one thing.
On Feb 22, 1797, the "last invasion of mainland Britain" commenced.
On Louisiana highway 1, just south of the leeway bridge in Jefferson parish, not far from where the road ends, is a marker for the Cheniere Caminada cemetery, all that remains of a once thriving town that disappeared virtually overnight.