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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1759 | Passed the Lieutenant's Examination | RNLPC | |
| 7.4.1761 | Lieutenant ADM 6/19/306 | CSORN | |
| 7.4.1761 | 1.7.1766 | Swallow (14), Lieutenant ADM 6/19/306 | ADM 6/19 |
| 28.10.1772 | Commander ADM 6/20/463 | CSORN | |
| 28.10.1772 | 25.6.1773 | Hazard (8), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/463 | BWAS-1714 |
| 25.6.1773 | Captain ADM 6/20/500 | CSORN | |
| 25.6.1773 | 26.6.1773 | Venus (36), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/500 | ADM 6/20 |
| 26.6.1773 | 24.11.1775 | Hazard (8), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/501 | ADM 6/20 |
| 13.3.1776 | 8.1779 | Unicorn (20), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/169 | BWAS-1714 |
| 27.9.1778 | Capture of the Raleigh | ||
| 13.5.1779 | Action in Cancale Bay | ||
| 7.1779 | 1780 | Brilliant (28), Captain and Commanding Officer | BWAS-1714 |
| 11.1780 | 6.1783 | Nymphe (36), Captain and Commanding Officer | BWAS-1714 |
| 5.9.1781 | Battle of the Chesapeake | ||
| 12.4.1782 | Battle of the Saintes | ||
| 12.1782 | 6.1783 | Polyphemus (64), Captain and Commanding Officer | BWAS-1714 |
| 1789 | 1792 | Carnatic (74), Captain and Commanding Officer | BWAS-1714 |
| 9.1792 | 5.1794 | Europa (50), as Flag Officer, Commodore | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793 | 1795 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Jamaica | HJ-DB |
| 19.9.1793 | Commanded the British Squadron at the Capture of Jeremie | ||
| 4.1.1794 | 4.6.1794 | Operations against San Domingo | |
| 12.4.1794 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | CSORN | |
| 12.4.1794 | 11.1795 | Europa (50), as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Blue | BWAS-1714 |
| 4.6.1794 | Rear-Admiral of the White | CSORN | |
| 1.6.1795 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue | CSORN |