Left out some relevant details:
1. The U.S. won some important one-on-battles at sea (our frigates were bigger and made with very strong Live Oak) but soon what little navy we had was bottled up in port by the Brit blockade.
2. Our army depended on militias and they performed poorly in battle (see: Bladensburg Races).
3. The real war-winner were the swarm of privateers who roamed as far as the Pacific chasing and capturing Brit cargoes. It got so serious that the Brits had to escort convoys all over (and still lost ships) and the insurance rates skyrocketed.
In my opinion, privateers won the war and preserved the American nation from the power of Britain.
“War is a racket’’.- Major General Smedley D. Butler,USMC, two-time MOH recipient.