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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3.1738/39 | Passed the Lieutenant's Examination | ODNB | |
| 9.4.1739 | Lieutenant ADM 6/16/171 | ADM 6/16 | |
| 4.12.1744 | Commander ADM 6/16/397 | CSORN | |
| 4.12.1744 | 22.10.1746 | Terror (8), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/16/397 | BWAS-1714 |
| 1.5.1746 | Action of 1746-05-01 | ||
| 23.10.1746 | Captain ADM 6/17/165 | CSORN | |
| 24.10.1746 | 4.8.1748 | Anglesea (44), Captain and Commanding Officer | BWAS-1714 |
| 21.3.1748/49 | 18.7.1755 | Queenborough (24), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/450 | BWAS-1714 |
| 11.3.1755 | 5.3.1760 | Rochester (50), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/145 | BWAS-1714 |
| 5.6.1758 | 12.6.1758 | Raid on Saint-Malo | |
| 20.11.1759 | Commanded the Independant Squadron at the Battle of Quiberon Bay | ||
| 5.3.1760 | 8.6.1762 | Foudroyant (80), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/143 | BWAS-1714 |
| 7.1.1762 | 10.2.1762 | Operations against Martinique | |
| 27.2.1775 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Newfoundland ADM 6/21/76 | ADM 6/21 | |
| 31.3.1775 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue ADM 6/21/83 | CSORN | |
| 4.1775 | 4.1776 | Romney (50), as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Blue | BWAS-1714 |
| 7.12.1775 | Rear-Admiral of the Red ADM 6/21/155 | ADM 6/21 | |
| 16.9.1777 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — The Mediterranean Sea ADM 6/21/315 | ADM 6/21 | |
| 16.9.1777 | 1779 | Panther (60), as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Red | BWAS-1714 |
| 29.1.1778 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue ADM 6/21/360 | CSORN | |
| 26.9.1780 | Vice-Admiral of the Red ADM 6/22/175 | CSORN |