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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.12.1743 | 8.1.1744/45 | Centurion (60), Master ADM 6/86/18 | ADM 6/86 |
| 8.1.1744/45 | Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/3/544, ADM 6/86/18 | RNLPC | |
| 16.1.1744/45 | Lieutenant ADM 6/16/425 | ADM 6/16 | |
| 27.5.1747 | Commander ADM 6/17/229 | ADM 6/19 | |
| 27.5.1747 | 23.11.1747 | Falcon (10), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/229 | BWAS-1714 |
| 23.11.1747 | Captain ADM 6/17/285 | CSORN | |
| 23.11.1747 | 7.10.1748 | Bellona (30), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/285 | BWAS-1714 |
| 23.6.1749 | 24.7.1749 | Mermaid (24), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/471 | ADM 6/17 |
| 24.7.1749 | 10.1.1749/50 | Kent (64), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/484 | BWAS-1714 |
| 10.1.1749/50 | 3.5.1750 | Mermaid (24), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/508 | ADM 6/17 |
| 20.12.1750 | 10.7.1751 | Charlotte (8), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/539 | ADM 6/17 |
| 10.7.1751 | 29.9.1755 | Mary (8), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/8 | ADM 6/18 |
| 19.9.1755 | 25.11.1755 | Assistance (50), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/195 | ADM 6/18 |
| 25.11.1755 | 12.5.1756 | Prince (90), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/215 | BWAS-1714 |
| 12.5.1756 | 5.11.1756 | Royal George (100), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/263 | BWAS-1714 |
| 5.11.1756 | 4.6.1759 | Essex (64), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/319 | BWAS-1714 |
| 5.6.1758 | 12.6.1758 | Raid on Saint-Malo | |
| 4.6.1759 | 21.2.1760 | Royal George (100), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/69 | BWAS-1714 |
| 20.11.1759 | Battle of Quiberon Bay | ||
| 21.2.1760 | 7.5.1763 | Dorsetshire (68), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/137 | ADM 6/19 |
| 8.7.1760 | Action in Chaleur Bay | ||
| 14.12.1763 | 18.10.1770 | Mary (8), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/555 | ADM 6/19 |
| 17.5.1764 | Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society | ref:1040 | |
| 18.10.1770 | 23.1.1778 | Royal Charlotte (8), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/303 | BWAS-1714 |
| 23.1.1778 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue ADM 6/21/356 | CSORN | |
| 29.1.1778 | Rear-Admiral of the White ADM 6/21/360 | TRN3 | |
| 3.2.1778 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — River Medway and The Nore ADM 6/21/370 | ADM 6/21 | |
| 16.5.1778 | 18.10.1778 | Victory (100), as Flag Officer, Captain of the Fleet ADM 6/21/411 | ref:676 |
| 27.7.1778 | 1st Battle of Ushant | ||
| 19.3.1779 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue ADM 6/21/524 | CSORN | |
| 26.9.1780 | Vice-Admiral of the White ADM 6/22/175 | CSORN | |
| 4.1782 | 12.4.1783 | Portland (50), as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the White | BWAS-1714 |
| 2.4.1782 | 1.3.1785/86 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Newfoundland ADM 6/22/439 | ADM 6/22 |
| 3.1783 | 12.1785 | Winchelsea (32), as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the White | BWAS-1714 |
| 10.4.1783 | 13.12.1785 | Salisbury (50), as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the White | BWAS-1714 |
| 24.9.1787 | Vice-Admiral of the Red ADM 6/23/416 | CSORN |