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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.4.1678 | 15.6.1679 | Rupert (64)
1666-1702 , Master's MateBritish 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | ||
| 15.6.1679 | 11.9.1681 | Nonsuch (36)
1668-1695 , MasterBritish 36 Gun 5th Rate Ship | ||
| 1686 | Owned and commanded a ship named the Benbow in the Levant trade | ODNB | ||
| 5.1686 | Commanding the merchant vessel Malaga Merchant when she made a "stout and successful defence against a Salé rover" | ODNB | ||
| 1.6.1689 | Lieutenant | ODNB | ||
| 1.6.1689 | 20.9.1689 | Elizabeth (70)
1679-1704 , Third LieutenantBritish 70 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | ODNB | |
| 30.9.1689 | Captain | CSORN | ||
| 30.9.1689 | 26.10.1689 | York (58)
1653-1703 , Captain and Commanding OfficerBritish 58 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1660 Renamed "York" | TRN2 | |
| 26.10.1689 | 12.11.1689 | Bonaventure (52)
1683-1699 , Captain and Commanding OfficerBritish 52 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | ODNB | |
| 12.11.1689 | May have been briefly (for a few days at most) in command of the Britannia, but she was laid up at the time | ODNB | ||
| 12.1689 | Appointed master attendant of Chatham Dockyard | ODNB | ||
| 1690 | Acted as Master of the Fleet | ODNB | ||
| 3.1689/90 | Appointed master attendant of Deptford Dockyard | ODNB | ||
| 1692 | Acted as Master of the Fleet | ODNB | ||
| 1692 | Britannia (100)
1682-1715 , MasterBritish 100 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line | ODNB | ||
| 5.1692 | Elected an elder brother of Trinity House | ODNB | ||
| 19.5.1692 | Battle of Barfleur | |||
| 6.1692 | Returned to his post as master attendant of Deptford Dockyard | ODNB | ||
| 9.1693 | Appointed to joint command of a flotilla of bomb vessels ordered to attack St Malo | ODNB | ||
| 9.1693 | 12.1693 | Norwich (54)
1693-1712 , as Flag Officer, CommodoreBritish 54 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | ODNB | |
| 16.11.1693 | 19.11.1693 | Bombardment of St Malo | ||
| 9.1694 | Appointed to joint command of a flotilla of bomb vessels ordered to attack Dunkirk | ODNB | ||
| 16.3.1694/95 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — France ADM 6/3/41 "The coast of France" | ADM 6/3 | ||
| 10.6.1695 | 30.9.1695 | Northumberland (70)
1679-1699 , Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/3/61British 70 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1603 | |
| 1.5.1696 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue ADM 6/3/150 | CSORN | ||
| 5.5.1696 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Dunkirk ... "to be Commander in chief of his Majesties ships employed before Dunkirke, to continue in force during the current expedition." | ADM 6/3 | ||
| 1697 | Duke (90)
1682-1699 , as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the BlueBritish 90 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1603 | ||
| 16.3.1697/98 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — West Indies | ADM 6/5 | ||
| 13.11.1698 | 1701 | Gloucester (60)
1695-1731 , as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the BlueBritish 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1603 | |
| 1701 | 11.1702 | Bredah (70)
1692-1730 , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the WhiteBritish 70 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | TRN2 | |
| 30.6.1701 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue ADM 6/6/106 | CSORN | ||
| 9.1701 | 1702 | Commander of the British Fleet for the West indies | ||
| 1702 | 4.11.1702 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Jamaica ADM 6/3/41 | HJ-DB | |
| 19.1.1701/2 | Vice-Admiral of the White | CSORN | ||
| 20.8.1702 | 24.8.1702 | Commanded the The British Squadron at the Benbow vs DuCasse |
Generally acepted as 1653, the date given is that recorded by the astrologer Partridge. for which no other documentary evidence exists.
However his age is given as 52 on his tombstone, which would place his birth in circa 1650.