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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1733 | 1735 | Westminster School | HPO | |
| 21.3.1743/44 | Lieutenant | ADM 6/16 | ||
| 25.7.1744 | Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/3/533, ADM 6/86/69 | RNLPC | ||
| 4.8.1744 | 6.11.1744 | Dreadnought (60)
1742-1784 , Second Lieutenant ADM 6/16/350British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | ADM 6/16 | |
| 7.11.1744 | Commander | ADM 6/16 | ||
| 7.11.1744 | 10.12.1744 | , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/16/380 | BWAS-1714 | |
| 11.12.1744 | Captain | CSORN | ||
| 11.12.1744 | 8.2.1744/45 | Greyhound (20)
1741-1768 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/16/401British 20 Gun 6th Rate Ship | ADM 6/16 | |
| 11.2.1744/45 | 25.10.1745 | Sapphire (44)
1741-1756 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/16/438British 44 Gun 5th Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 | |
| 26.10.1745 | 27.6.1747 | Maidstone (50)
1744-1747 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/13British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 | |
| 2.11.1747 | 26.8.1748 | Anson (60)
1747-1773 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/280British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 | |
| 26.8.1748 | 16.9.1752 | Centurion (50)
1733-1769 , Captain, and Commanding Officer: On board from 1.9.1748 ADM 6/17/377British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line 1744 Renamed "Eagle" 1745 Renamed "Centurion" | B051 | |
| 11.3.1748/49 | 1751 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — The Mediterranean Sea ADM 6/17/447 | ADM 6/17 | |
| 10.1754 | 1755 | Commander of the Braddock's Expedition | ||
| 9.10.1754 | 1755 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — North America ADM 6/18/112 | ADM 6/18 | |
| 9.10.1754 | 26.7.1755 | Centurion (50)
1733-1769 , as Flag Officer, Commodore, British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line 1744 Renamed "Eagle" 1745 Renamed "Centurion" | BWAS-1714 | |
| 15.1.1755 | 25.3.1761 | Elected a Member of Parliament for Chichester | HPO | |
| 26.7.1755 | 22.8.1755 | Seahorse (24)
1748-1784 , as Flag Officer, Commodore, British 24 Gun 6th Rate Frigate | ref:1190 | |
| 26.8.1755 | 8.1.1756 | Swiftsure (68)
1750-1773 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/190British 68 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 | |
| 8.1.1756 | 28.9.1758 | Torbay (74)
1749-1784 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/226British 74 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line 1750 Renamed "Torbay" | BWAS-1714 | |
| 5.9.1757 | 6.10.1757 | Raid on Rochefort | ||
| 5.6.1758 | 12.6.1758 | Raid on Saint-Malo | ||
| 28.9.1758 | 19.4.1759 | Torbay (74)
1749-1784 , as Flag Officer, Commodore, ADM 6/18/540British 74 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line 1750 Renamed "Torbay" | BWAS-1714 | |
| 16.10.1758 | 1.3.1759 | Commander of the Expedition against Île de Gorée | ||
| 29.12.1758 | Commanded the British Squadron at the Capture of Goree | |||
| 19.4.1759 | 21.8.1759 | Torbay (74)
1749-1784 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/59British 74 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line 1750 Renamed "Torbay" | BWAS-1714 | |
| 6.1759 | 9.1759 | Seige of Quebec | ||
| 21.8.1759 | 25.2.1761 | Valiant (74)
1759-1826 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/88British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | ADM 6/19 | |
| 3.2.1760 | Colonel of Marines | ADM 192 | ||
| 25.2.1761 | 12.7.1764 | Valiant (74)
1759-1826 , as Flag Officer, Commodore, ADM 6/19/286British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 | |
| 25.3.1761 | 8.9.1780 | Elected a Member of Parliament for Windsor | HPO | |
| 29.3.1761 | 11.6.1761 | Commander-in-Chief at the Expedition against Belle-Isle | ||
| 29.3.1761 | 11.6.1761 | Expedition against Belle-Isle | ||
| 1762 | 1764 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Jamaica | HJ-DB | |
| 6.6.1762 | 13.8.1762 | Operations against Havana | ||
| 21.10.1762 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | CSORN | ||
| 31.7.1765 | 10.12.1766 | Appointed Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty | OHMB4 | |
| 18.10.1770 | Rear-Admiral of the Red | CSORN | ||
| 24.10.1770 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue | CSORN | ||
| 31.3.1775 | Vice-Admiral of the White | CSORN | ||
| 7.12.1775 | Vice-Admiral of the Red | ADM 6/21 | ||
| 26.1.1778 | 8.3.1778 | Prince George (98)
1772-1817 , as Flag Officer, Admiral, ADM 6/22/106British 98 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 | |
| 29.1.1778 | Admiral of the Blue | CSORN | ||
| 9.3.1778 | 16.5.1778 | Victory (100)
1765-2019 , as Flag Officer, Admiral, ADM 6/24/106British 100 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line | W009 | |
| 18.3.1778 | 1779 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — English Channel ADM 6/21/380 | ADM 6/21 | |
| 27.7.1778 | Commanded the British Fleet at the 1st Battle of Ushant | |||
| 27.7.1778 | Commanded the Center at the 1st Battle of Ushant | |||
| 27.9.1780 | 22.4.1782 | Elected a Member of Parliament for Surrey | HPO | |
| 27.3.1782 | 2.10.1786 | Appointed Privy Counsellor | HPO | |
| 1.4.1782 | 29.1.1783 | Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty | OHMB4 | |
| 8.4.1782 | Admiral of the White | CSORN | ||
| 10.4.1782 | Appointed 1st Viscount Keppel | E-WIKI | ||
| 10.4.1783 | 30.12.1783 | Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty | OHMB4 |