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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.1.1754 | Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/4/264 | RNLPC | |
| 3.7.1754 | Lieutenant | ADM 6/19 | |
| 6.8.1761 | Commander | CSORN | |
| 6.8.1761 | 12.7.1762 | , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/338 | ADM 6/19 |
| 12.7.1762 | Captain | CSORN | |
| 12.7.1762 | 7.3.1763 | Boulogne (32)
1762-1784 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/422British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | BWAS-1714 |
| 3.9.1762 | Married Christiana | ref:676 | |
| 19.12.1763 | 5.1.1767 | Edgar (60)
1758-1774 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/557British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 2.2.1770 | 23.8.1771 | Tweed (32)
1759-1776 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/269British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | BWAS-1714 |
| 8.8.1771 | 10.10.1771 | Levant (28)
1758-1780 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/393British 28 Gun 6th Rate Frigate | ADM 6/20 |
| 10.10.1771 | 19.2.1773 | Flora (32)
1761-1778 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/407British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | BWAS-1714 |
| 1772 | Obtained a divorce from Christiana through an act of parliament | ref:676 | |
| 27.1.1775 | Appointed Knight Bachelor | HPO | |
| 27.12.1775 | 3.4.1779 | Rainbow (44)
1747-1802 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/145British 44 Gun 5th Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 1776 | 1778 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Nova Scotia | ref:676 |
| 7.7.1777 | Action of 7th July 1777 | ||
| 1778 | 1779 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Nova Scotia | ref:676 |
| 1.2.1778 | 24.5.1780 | Camilla (20)
1776-1831 , as Flag Officer, Commodore, British 20 Gun 6th Rate Ship | BWAS-1714 |
| 3.4.1779 | 4.12.1779 | Raisonable (64)
1768-1815 , as Flag Officer, Commodore, British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 24.7.1779 | 12.8.1779 | Penobscot Expedition | |
| 27.11.1779 | Arrived from abroad and placed on half-pay. | ADM 104 | |
| 1.1780 | 5.1780 | Operations against Charleston | |
| 28.1.1780 | 23.6.1781 | Canada (74)
1765-1834 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/81British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 2.5.1781 | Santa Leocadia vs Canada | ||
| 19.7.1781 | Married Elizabeth | ref:676 | |
| 2.4.1784 | 25.6.1790 | Elected a Member of Parliament for Honiton | HPO |
| 1.2.1785 | 30.1.1787 | Hector (74)
1774-1816 , Captain, and Commanding OfficerBritish 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 21.7.1790 | 20.12.1790 | Saint George (98)
1785-1811 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/52British 98 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 1.2.1793 | Rear-Admiral of the White | CSORN | |
| 12.4.1794 | Rear-Admiral of the Red | CSORN | |
| 4.7.1794 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue | ADM 6/25 | |
| 10.2.1795 | 2.3.1795 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — River Medway and The Nore ADM 6/25/134 | ADM 6/25 |