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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.10.1759 | Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/5/147 | 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 | 10.7.1779 | 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 | ||
| 10.7.1779 | 19.10.1780 | Brilliant (28), Captain and Commanding Officer | BWAS-1714 |
| 23.11.1780 | 25.12.1782 | Nymphe (36), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/201 | BWAS-1714 |
| 5.9.1781 | Battle of the Chesapeake | ||
| 12.4.1782 | Battle of the Saintes | ||
| 25.12.1782 | 27.6.1783 | Polyphemus (64), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/161 Issued by Hugh Pigot (1722-1792), North America Commission confirmed 13.11.1783 | BWAS-1714 |
| 1.5.1789 | 28.8.1791 | Carnatic (74), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/523 | BWAS-1714 |
| 28.8.1791 | 30.8.1792 | Carnatic (74), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/130 | ADM 6/24 |
| 10.9.1792 | 12.4.1794 | Europa (50), as Flag Officer, Commodore | BWAS-1714 |
| 5.10.1792 | 1795 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Jamaica ADM 6/24/176 | ADM 6/24 |
| 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 ADM 6/25/31 | CSORN | |
| 12.4.1794 | 14.9.1795 | Europa (50), as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Blue | BWAS-1714 |
| 4.6.1794 | Rear-Admiral of the White ADM 6/25/55 | CSORN | |
| 1.6.1795 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue ADM 6/25/179 | CSORN |