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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1748 | Entered the Royal Naval Academy at Portsmouth | ODNB | |
| 11.7.1754 | Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/4/279 | RNLPC | |
| 7.8.1754 | Passed the Lieutenant's Examination | ODNB | |
| 28.1.1755 | Lieutenant | CSORN | |
| 19.11.1756 | Commander | CSORN | |
| 19.11.1756 | 17.8.1757 | Fortune (14)
1746-1770 , Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/381British 14 Gun Unrated Sloop Issued by Lord Edward Hawke (1st Baron Hawke of Towton)British , English Channel
Naval Sailor Service 1720-1776 Confirmed 5.4.1757 | BWAS-1714 |
| 17.8.1757 | Captain | CSORN | |
| 17.8.1757 | 1.11.1757 | Gibraltar (20)
1754-1773 , Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/429British 20 Gun 6th Rate Ship | BWAS-1714 |
| 17.4.1758 | 8.5.1761 | Melampe (36)
1757-1764 , Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/502British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | BWAS-1714 |
| 20.3.1759 | Action of 20 March 1759 | ||
| 29.3.1761 | 11.6.1761 | Expedition against Belle-Isle | |
| 4.5.1761 | 18.11.1763 | Aeolus (32)
1758-1801 , Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/313British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate 1800 Renamed "Guernsey" | BWAS-1714 |
| 24.10.1766 | 1.11.1769 | Hero (74)
1759-1810 , Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/140British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1800 Renamed "Rochester" | BWAS-1714 |
| 7.12.1770 | 7.12.1773 | Resolution (74)
1770-1813 , Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/321British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 4.1776 | 1780 | Preston (50)
1757-1815 , as Flag Officer, CommodoreBritish 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 6.12.1776 | 8.12.1776 | Commanded the British Escorts at the Occupation of Rhode Island | |
| 14.12.1778 | 15.12.1778 | Battle of St. Lucia | |
| 17.1.1780 | 17.8.1781 | Vengeance (74)
1774-1816 , as Flag Officer, CommodoreBritish 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 17.4.1780 | Battle of Martinique | ||
| 15.5.1780 | Action of March 15 1780 | ||
| 19.5.1780 | Action of March 19 1780 | ||
| 1.5.1782 | 31.3.1783 | Edgar (74)
1779-1835 , as Flag Officer, CommodoreBritish 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1814 Renamed "Retribution" | BWAS-1714 |
| 20.10.1782 | Battle of Cape Spartel | ||
| 24.9.1787 | Rear-Admiral of the Red | CSORN | |
| 16.5.1790 | 9.9.1791 | Princess Royal (98)
1773-1807 , as Flag Officer, Vice-AdmiralBritish 98 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 21.9.1790 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue | CSORN | |
| 1.1793 | 1.1796 | Britannia (100)
1762-1825 , as Flag Officer, Vice-AdmiralBritish 100 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line 1812 Renamed "Princess Royal" 1812 Renamed "Saint George" 1819 Renamed "Barfleur" | BWAS-1714 |
| 1.2.1793 | Vice-Admiral of the White | CSORN | |
| 12.4.1794 | Vice-Admiral of the Red | CSORN | |
| 14.3.1795 | Action off Genoa | ||
| 4.5.1795 | 11.1795 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — The Mediterranean Sea ADM 6/25/184 | ADM 6/25 |
| 13.7.1795 | Commander-in-Chief at the Battle of Hyeres | ||
| 13.7.1795 | Battle of Hyeres | ||
| 7.3.1797 | Created 1st Baron Hotham | ODNB | |
| 14.2.1799 | Admiral of the White | CSORN | |
| 9.11.1805 | Admiral of the Red | CSORN | |
| 18.7.1811 | Succeeded as 11st Baronet Hotham | ODNB |