Let's not forget that England was rather tired after 25+ years of war and did not like the way the three conservative monarchies(Austria, Prussia and Russia) seemed to be making common cause so there was an argument against committing too much time and effort in North America.
Nor should we forget the shock of Napoleon's return. The British literally went from disbanding units and preparing for peace to suddenly finding that the war was back on. Recovering took a substantial fortune and more British dead in a single battle than the entire war of 1812, and if not for Blucher and errors on the part of Napoleon, Waterloo would have gone the other way and the British Army would, at best, have taken months to establish a similar force, and many top officers including the Duke of Wellington might be gone.
67th Tigers, technically Constitution and her sisters might have been third rates, the weakest SOLs, as they were specifically designed to be superior to frigates. Also, material is nice but if the shoddy American frigates are able to shell the still incomplete RN SOLs on the stocks...
As for New Orleans, it strikes me that a battle ending with so many top officers dead and one third of the 8000 British troops casualties can't be considered a good thing.
Nor should we forget the shock of Napoleon's return. The British literally went from disbanding units and preparing for peace to suddenly finding that the war was back on. Recovering took a substantial fortune and more British dead in a single battle than the entire war of 1812, and if not for Blucher and errors on the part of Napoleon, Waterloo would have gone the other way and the British Army would, at best, have taken months to establish a similar force, and many top officers including the Duke of Wellington might be gone.
67th Tigers, technically Constitution and her sisters might have been third rates, the weakest SOLs, as they were specifically designed to be superior to frigates. Also, material is nice but if the shoddy American frigates are able to shell the still incomplete RN SOLs on the stocks...
As for New Orleans, it strikes me that a battle ending with so many top officers dead and one third of the 8000 British troops casualties can't be considered a good thing.