The formal outcome was narrower than Calder's ruined public reputation: he was acquitted of cowardice and disaffection but seriously reprimanded for not doing his utmost to renew the action. He never received another sea command, and the expanded flag list gave the Royal Navy many alternatives for operational appointments. Appointment as commander-in-chief at Plymouth from 1810 to 1813 nevertheless gave him a senior shore role. That post preserved a measure of status and confirmed that the Navy still recognized his rank and administrative usefulness.
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Court verdict and Plymouth shore command
The court martial cleared Calder of cowardice but ended his sea command, while a later Plymouth appointment preserved rank and status ashore.