 Berkeley became a prominent opponent of Sir Hugh Palliser after the battle, at which Palliser was accused of refusing to obey the orders of his commanding officer, Admiral Augustus Keppel.This opposition did not prevent Berkeley gaining his first independent command the same year, when he took over the 8-gun HMS "Pluto".The next year he moved to the similarly tiny HMS "Firebrand" and impressed his commanding officer Lord Shuldham.