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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24.12.1780 | Lieutenant | CSORN | |
| 24.12.1780 | 30.12.1782 | , Lieutenant ADM 6/22/406 Issued by George Brydges Rodney (Baronet )British , Barbados
Naval Sailor Service 1740-1782 Confirmed 1.2.1782 | ADM 6/22 |
| 12.4.1782 | Battle of the Saintes | ||
| 5.12.1782 | 30.12.1782 | Grafton (74)
1771-1816 , Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/22/550British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | ADM 6/22 |
| 30.12.1782 | 7.1.1783 | Grafton (74)
1771-1816 , Third Lieutenant ADM 6/22/567British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | ADM 6/22 |
| 7.1.1783 | 22.4.1783 | Cambridge (80)
1755-1808 , Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/23/4British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | ADM 6/23 |
| 20.5.1783 | 24.4.1786 | Elizabeth (74)
1769-1797 , Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/23/70British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | ADM 6/23 |
| 3.10.1787 | 10.5.1790 | Nymphe (36)
1780-1810 , Second Lieutenant ADM 6/23/424British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | ADM 6/23 |
| 16.5.1793 | 25.7.1793 | America (64)
1777-1807 , Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/239British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | ADM 6/24 |
| 5.7.1793 | Swiftsure (74)
1787-1801 , Third Lieutenant ADM 6/24/252British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | ADM 6/24 | |
| 12.11.1795 | Commander | CSORN | |
| 1796 | 10.1796 | Scorpion (16)
1785-1802 , Commander, and Commanding OfficerBritish 16 Gun Unrated Sloop | BWAS-1714 |
| 13.9.1797 | Captain | CSORN | |
| 1800 | Nymphe (36)
1780-1810 , Captain, and Commanding OfficerBritish 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | BWAS-1714 | |
| 1809 | Bellona (74)
1760-1814 , Captain, and Commanding OfficerBritish 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 | |
| 11.4.1809 | Battle of the Basque Roads | ||
| 28.7.1809 | 4.9.1809 | Expedition to the Scheldt | |
| 7.1810 | 10.1810 | Africa (64)
1781-1814 , Captain, and Commanding OfficerBritish 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
This officer is a grandson of the late Sir John Douglas, of Kilhead, Bart. We are unable to give any further account of his services than that he served as a Midshipman during the American war, with his uncle, the late Captain Stair Douglas; received his first commission as a Lieutenant from Lord Rodney; was promoted to the rank of Commander in the Scorpion sloop of war, on the Jamaica station, in 1795; became a Post-Captain, Sept. 13, 1797; obtained the command of the Nymphe frigate, in 1800; and commanded the Bellona, of 74 guns, forming part of Lord Gambier’s fleet on the memorable 11th April, 1809. His promotion to the rank of Rear-Admiral took place July 19, 1821. He married, July 1802, Anne, daughter of John Payne, of Stubington House, co. Hants, Esq.