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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1765 | Passed the Lieutenant's Examination | RNLPC | |
| 17.11.1770 | Lieutenant ADM 6/20/423 | ADM 6/20 | |
| 12.4.1771 | 15.4.1771 | Earl of Northampton, Lieutenant and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/423 Issued by George Mackenzie (d.1780) Commission confirmed 8.1.1772 | ADM 6/20 |
| 15.4.1771 | Commander ADM 6/20/423 | CSORN | |
| 15.4.1771 | 8.1772 | Trial (10), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/423 Issued by George Mackenzie (d.1780) Commission confirmed 8.1.1772 | BWAS-1714 |
| 2.3.1773 | 12.6.1776 | Hunter (10), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/480 | BWAS-1714 |
| 12.6.1776 | Captain ADM 6/21/194 | CSORN | |
| 12.6.1776 | 25.9.1778 | Lizard (28), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/194 | BWAS-1714 |
| 25.9.1778 | 10.9.1779 | Ariel (20), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/149 Issued by James Gambier (1723-1789), North America Commission confirmed 7.7.1780 | BWAS-1714 |
| 11.8.1780 | 1.1.1783 | Active (32), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/160 | BWAS-1714 |
| 16.4.1781 | Battle of Porto Praya | ||
| 21.7.1781 | Attack in Saldanha Bay | ||
| 3.9.1782 | Battle of Trincomalee | ||
| 7.7.1783 | 9.6.1784 | Magnanime (64), Captain and Commanding Officer | BWAS-1714 |
| 3.1791 | 9.1791 | Culloden (74), Captain and Commanding Officer | BWAS-1714 |
| 5.1793 | 8.1794 | Gibraltar (80), Captain and Commanding Officer | BWAS-1714 |
| 4.7.1793 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | CSORN | |
| 1.6.1794 | Glorious 1st of June | ||
| 1.6.1795 | Rear-Admiral of the Red | CSORN | |
| 14.2.1799 | Vice-Admiral of the White | CSORN | |
| 1.1.1801 | Vice-Admiral of the Red | CSORN | |
| 23.4.1804 | Admiral of the Blue | CSORN | |
| 9.11.1805 | Admiral of the White | CSORN | |
| 31.7.1810 | Admiral of the Red | CSORN |