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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.7.1761 | Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/5/374 | RNLPC | |
| 9.8.1762 | Lieutenant | CSORN | |
| 31.3.1768 | 14.12.1775 | , Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer | BWAS-1714 |
| 13.5.1776 | Commander | CSORN | |
| 13.5.1776 | 16.5.1776 | , Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/345 Issued by Molyneaux ShuldhamBritish , North America
Naval Sailor Service 1732-1793 Confirmed 13.12.1777 | BWAS-1714 |
| 19.6.1777 | 9.9.1777 | Renown (50)
1774-1794 , Acting Captain, and Commanding OfficerBritish 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship | BWAS-1714 |
| 9.9.1777 | Captain | CSORN | |
| 9.9.1777 | 6.12.1780 | Renown (50)
1774-1794 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/52British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship Issued by Lord Richard Howe (4th Viscount Howe)British , North America
Naval Sailor Marine Service 1736-1799 Confirmed 23.11.1779 | BWAS-1714 |
| 13.8.1778 | Renown vs Languedoc | ||
| 1.8.1780 | 11.9.1781 | , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/452 Issued by Marriot ArbuthnotBritish , North America
Naval Sailor Service 1726-1793 Confirmed 17.4.1782 | BWAS-1714 |
| 16.3.1781 | Battle of Cape Henry | ||
| 11.9.1781 | Commander-in-Chief at the Capture of HMS Iris and HMS Richmond | ||
| 11.9.1781 | Capture of HMS Iris and HMS Richmond | ||
| 26.8.1785 | 19.9.1786 | Phaeton (38)
1782-1828 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/296British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | ADM 6/23 |
| 20.9.1786 | 20.11.1788 | Phaeton (38)
1782-1828 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/356British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | BWAS-1714 |
| 20.11.1788 | Dismissed from the Navy for ‘tyranny, oppression, malversation, suttling and such like’, | ADM 12/27 | |
| 1796 | Sort restoration of his rank, but was refused. | ref:676 |