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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.9.1742 | Lieutenant ADM 6/16/95 | CSORN | |
| 12.9.1747 | Captain ADM 6/17/471 | CSORN | |
| 12.9.1747 | 3.11.1747 | Warwick (60), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/471 Issued by Sir Charles Knowles (1st Baronet Knowles) (1704-1777), Jamaica Confirmed 23.6.1749 | ADM 6/17 |
| 3.11.1747 | 12.7.1749 | Aldborough (20), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/471 Issued by Sir Charles Knowles (1st Baronet Knowles) (1704-1777), Jamaica Confirmed 23.6.1749 | BWAS-1714 |
| 18.9.1755 | 6.6.1756 | Seahorse (24), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/195 | BWAS-1714 |
| 2.5.1757 | 5.3.1760 | Norwich (50), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/391 | BWAS-1714 |
| 3.7.1759 | Bombardment of Le Havre | ||
| 5.3.1760 | 27.4.1762 | Devonshire (70), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/143 | BWAS-1714 |
| 7.1.1762 | 10.2.1762 | Operations against Martinique | |
| 23.1.1778 | Rear-Admiral of the White ADM 6/21/356 | CSORN | |
| 19.3.1779 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue ADM 6/21/524 | CSORN | |
| 4.1779 | 9.1779 | Britannia (100), as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral | BWAS-1714 |
| 6.1779 | 8.1779 | Royal George (100), as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Blue | BWAS-1714 |
| 8.9.1780 | 3.1782 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — English Channel ADM 6/22/171 | ADM 6/22 |
| 8.9.1780 | 13.3.1783 | Britannia (100), as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Blue ADM 6/22/168 | ADM 6/22 |
| 12.9.1780 | 7.4.1784 | Elected a Member of Parliament for Plymouth | HPO |
| 22.9.1780 | 31.3.1782 | Appointed Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty | OHMB |
| 26.9.1780 | Vice-Admiral of the White ADM 6/22/175 | CSORN | |
| 6.11.1781 | 26.3.1790 | Appointed Rear-Admiral of Great Britain | E-WIKI |
| 12.12.1781 | 2nd Battle of Ushant | ||
| 20.10.1782 | Battle of Cape Spartel | ||
| 24.9.1787 | Vice-Admiral of the Red ADM 6/23/416 | CSORN |