Why did the British devote little energy to the conflict during the first phase of the war in 1812

It did so because Britain refused to stop seizing American ships that traded with France—Britain's enemy in Europe. Sometimes there were also seizures of American sailors. These seizures were known as impressment. Britain finally suspended its orders against neutral trade, after a change in government.

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