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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24.10.1775 | 26.2.1776 | Quebec (Unknown)
1774-1776 , Acting Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer ADM 354/191/255British Unknown Gun Unrated Cutter | ADM354 |
| 26.2.1776 | Lieutenant | CSORN | |
| 26.2.1776 | 11.9.1776 | Quebec (Unknown)
1774-1776 , Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/160British Unknown Gun Unrated Cutter | ADM 6/21 |
| 13.2.1781 | Commander | ADM 6/22 | |
| 13.2.1781 | 14.5.1782 | Salamander (8)
1776-1783 , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/405British 8 Gun Unrated Sloop 1778 Renamed "Salamander" Issued by George Brydges Rodney (Baronet )British , Barbados
Naval Sailor Service 1740-1782 Confirmed 30.1.1782 | BWAS-1714 |
| 5.9.1781 | Battle of the Chesapeake | ||
| 14.5.1782 | 16.1.1783 | Pelican (18)
1781-1783 , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/468British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop | BWAS-1714 |
| 16.1.1783 | Captain | CSORN | |
| 16.1.1783 | 18.1.1783 | Danae (32)
1779-1797 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/10British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | ADM 6/23 |
| 21.5.1793 | 1.1795 | Regulus (44)
1785-1816 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/241British 44 Gun 5th Rate Ship | BWAS-1714 |
| 3.1796 | 9.1796 | Trent (36)
1796-1823 , Captain, and Commanding OfficerBritish 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | BWAS-1793 |
| 9.1796 | 10.1797 | Trent (36)
1796-1823 , Captain, and Commanding OfficerBritish 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | BWAS-1793 |
| 18.7.1798 | 3.1801 | Magnificent (74)
1766-1804 , Captain, and Commanding OfficerBritish 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 3.1801 | 4.1802 | Magnificent (74)
1766-1804 , Captain, and Commanding OfficerBritish 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 23.4.1804 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | CSORN | |
| 9.11.1805 | Rear-Admiral of the White | CSORN | |
| 28.4.1808 | Rear-Admiral of the Red | CSORN | |
| 28.4.1810 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue | CSORN | |
| 1.8.1811 | Vice-Admiral of the White | CSORN | |
| 4.6.1814 | Vice-Admiral of the Red | CSORN | |
| 12.8.1819 | Admiral of the Blue | CSORN | |
| 27.5.1825 | Admiral of the White | CSORN |
This officer is a brother of the late Lieutenant-General John Bowater of the Royal Marines. He was made a Post-Captain Jan. 16, 1783; and, at the commencement of the French war in 1793, commanded the Regulus of 44 guns, on the Halifax station. His next appointment was to the Trent frigate, employed in the North Sea; and at the conclusion of the war, we find him serving with the Channel fleet in the Magnificent, 74. He was advanced to the rank of Rear-Admiral, April 23, 1804; Vice-Admiral, July 31, 1810; and Admiral, Aug. 12, 1819.
Residence.– Hampton Court.