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Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
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1743 | Passed the Lieutenant's Examination | ODNB | |
23.11.1743 | Lieutenant | ADM 6/17 | |
18.1.1743/44 | 19.3.1743/44 | Neptune (90)
1730-1749 , Sixth Lt. & Lt. at Arms, ADM 6/17/200British 90 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line Issued by Thomas MathewsBritish , The Mediterranean Sea
Naval Sailor Service 1695-1749 Confirmed 14.2.1746/47 | ADM 6/17 |
10.2.1743/44 | 11.2.1743/44 | Battle of Toulon | |
19.3.1743/44 | 11.3.1744/45 | Barfleur (90)
1716-1755 , Sixth Lt. & Lt. at Arms, ADM 6/17/200British 90 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line Issued by Thomas MathewsBritish , The Mediterranean Sea
Naval Sailor Service 1695-1749 Confirmed 14.2.1746/47 | ADM 6/17 |
11.3.1744/45 | Commander | ADM 6/17 | |
11.3.1744/45 | 6.5.1747 | Maidstone (54)
1716-1748 , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/176British 54 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line 1744 Renamed "Maidstone" Issued by William RowleyBritish , The Mediterranean Sea
Naval Sailor Service 1704-1763 Confirmed 29.11.1746 | ADM 6/17 |
6.5.1747 | Captain | CSORN | |
6.5.1747 | 28.4.1749 | Margate (24)
1746-1749 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/223British 24 Gun 6th Rate Ship | BWAS-1714 |
21.5.1755 | 29.1.1759 | Woolwich (44)
1749-1762 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/168British 44 Gun 5th Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
16.1.1759 | 19.1.1759 | Attack on Martinique | |
20.1.1759 | 1.5.1759 | Capture of Guadeloupe | |
29.1.1759 | 12.5.1759 | Bristol (50)
1746-1768 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/190British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line Issued by John MooreBritish , Barbados
Naval Sailor Service 1738-1778 Confirmed 14.8.1760 | BWAS-1714 |
12.5.1759 | 21.10.1760 | Buckingham (68)
1751-1779 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/190British 68 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1777 Renamed "Grampus" Issued by John MooreBritish , Barbados
Naval Sailor Service 1738-1778 Confirmed 14.8.1760 | BWAS-1714 |
20.1.1761 | 31.8.1762 | Buckingham (68)
1751-1779 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/268British 68 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1777 Renamed "Grampus" | ADM 6/19 |
29.3.1761 | 11.6.1761 | Expedition against Belle-Isle | |
31.8.1762 | 23.1.1763 | Terrible (74)
1762-1781 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/434British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
10.6.1772 | Appointed Knight Bachelor | TKE2 | |
26.10.1773 | 1.11.1775 | Barfleur (90)
1768-1819 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/524British 90 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line | ODNB |
c.13.10.1775 | 5.9.1776 | Bristol (50)
1775-1810 , as Flag Officer, Commodore, ADM 6/22/259British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
1.11.1775 | 24.10.1776 | Royal Oak (74)
1769-1815 , Captain, and Commanding OfficerBritish 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1805 Renamed "Assistance" | BWAS-1714 |
6.9.1776 | 27.4.1777 | Chatham (50)
1758-1814 , as Flag Officer, Commodore, ADM 107/1/259British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line 1810 Renamed "Tilbury" | BWAS-1714 |
6.12.1776 | 8.12.1776 | Commander-in-Chief at the Occupation of Rhode Island | |
6.12.1776 | 8.12.1776 | Occupation of Rhode Island | |
28.4.1777 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | CSORN | |
28.4.1777 | 1779 | Bristol (50)
1775-1810 , as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Blue, ADM 107/1/259British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
11.6.1777 | 19.7.1781 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Jamaica ADM 6/21/291 | ADM 6/21 |
23.1.1778 | Rear-Admiral of the White | CSORN | |
29.1.1778 | Rear-Admiral of the Red | CSORN | |
19.3.1779 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue | CSORN | |
1.1780 | 25.9.1780 | Ruby (64)
1776-1821 , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Blue, ADM 107/1/259British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
20.3.1780 | 1st Action off Monti Christi | ||
20.6.1780 | Action off Monti Christi | ||
26.9.1780 | Vice-Admiral of the White | CSORN | |
26.9.1780 | 4.1782 | Ruby (64)
1776-1821 , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the White, ADM 107/1/259British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
4.1782 | 8.1782 | Sandwich (90)
1759-1810 , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the White, ADM 107/1/259British 90 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
28.12.1782 | Created 1st Baronet of Bassingbourn | E-WIKI | |
30.3.1784 | 13.3.1786 | Elected a Member of Parliament for Seaford | HPO |
19.2.1787 | 16.6.1790 | Elected a Member of Parliament for Maldon | HPO |
24.9.1787 | Admiral of the Blue | CSORN | |
12.1792 | 1799 | Royal William (84)
1757-1813 , as Flag Officer, Admiral of the Blue, ADM 107/1/259British 84 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
8.4.1793 | 14.9.1799 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Portsmouth ADM 6/24/227 | ADM 6/24 |
12.4.1794 | Admiral of the White | CSORN | |
16.9.1799 | Admiral of the Fleet | CSORN |