George IV called the battle an untoward event, even as the British public celebrated Codrington as a Trafalgar veteran and new naval hero. Wellington's government viewed Russian gains through the weakness Navarino had created in the Ottoman barrier. Codrington received the Grand Cross of the Bath but lost further operational command, while his crews were denied expected prize money. He spent years defending an action that his private letters suggest he had regarded as increasingly inevitable before the fleets entered the bay.
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Britain celebrated Navarino while sidelining Codrington
Public acclaim protected Codrington briefly, but ministers feared he had weakened the Ottoman barrier against Russia and ended his operational career.