Exact numbers are escaping me, and I'll have to find a source, but, there were around ~500 privateer ships involved in the War of 1812, and ~20-30 US Navy vesse

Exact numbers are escaping me, and I'll have to find a source, but, there were around ~500 privateer ships involved in the War of 1812, and ~20-30 US Navy vessels. Suffice it to say: there were substantially more privately-owned armaments, crews, etc. than government.