 Taking advantage of the Spartan fleet’s inexperience, Phormio developed a strategy to create confusion among the Spartan ships and was thus able to rout their forces, capturing twelve enemy ships by the end of the battle.The surviving Spartan ships sailed to Cyllene, where they regrouped with Cnemus.Upon receiving news of the failure of the Acarnanian Campaign, the Spartans became greatly dissatisfied with Cnemus’ command of the fleet.