▁had ▁been ▁for ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Spart an ▁cause ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Pel op onn ese . ▁ ▁In ▁ 3 6 1 ▁BC , ▁Char es ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁succeed ▁the ▁A then ian ▁adm iral ▁Le ost hen es , ▁following ▁Le ost hen es ' s ▁defeat ▁by ▁Alexander ▁of ▁Ph era e . ▁S ail ing ▁to ▁Cor cy ra , ▁he ▁supported ▁the ▁city ' s ▁o lig arch ic ▁party . ▁ ▁With ▁Char es ' s ▁support ▁the ▁o lig arch s ▁gained ▁control , ▁unfortunately ▁they ▁achieved ▁it ▁only ▁by ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁blood sh ed ▁bre eding ▁anim os ity ▁amongst ▁Cor cy ra ' s ▁dem ocr atic ▁parties . ▁He ▁also ▁failed ▁to ▁maintain ▁good ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁o lig arch s ▁themselves . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁island ▁was ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁A then ians ▁when ▁the ▁Social ▁War ▁broke ▁out . ▁ ▁In ▁ 3 5 8 ▁BC ▁Char es ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Th race ▁as ▁general ▁with ▁full ▁power ▁( a ▁strateg os ). ▁He ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁force ▁Char ide mus ▁to ▁rat ify ▁the ▁treat y ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁made ▁with ▁A then od orus . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁with ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁Social ▁War , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁one ▁of ▁Ath ens ' s ▁gener als . ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁campaign ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁in ▁ 3 5 6 ▁BC , ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Ch ab rias