 Although Cnemus was not present at the Spartan naval force’s defeat at Naupactus, himself being engaged at the time in Stratus, because he was the commander for the entire expedition, the Spartans held Cnemus responsible.As a result, three commissioners, Timocrates, Brasidas, and Lycophron, were sent by the Spartans to make up for what they perceived as Cnemus’ lack of energy and to help him reorganize the fleet.The Spartans, for their part, were unwilling to concede that the smaller Athenian naval force had defeated the Spartan fleet at Naupactus because of their greater experience at sea.