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| 1697 | Birth |  |
| 23rd April Birth of George Anson |
| 1716 | Lieutenant | |
| Appointed Lieutenant |
| 1722 | Commander | |
| Appointed Commander |
| 1724 | Captain | |
| Appointed Captain of the HMS Scarborough |
| Appointed Post-Captain |
| 1733 | Captain | |
| Appointed Captain of the HMS Squirrel |
| 1737 | Captain | |
| Appointed Captain Battleship Centurion |
| 1740 | Campaign South America | |
| Commands the Centurion 60, Gloucester 50, Severn 50, Pearl 40, Wager 28, and the sloop Tryal, plus the two store ships |
| Successive disasters eventually reduce Anson's force to just the Centurion |
| 1740 | Circumnavigation | |
| London Commands a squadron attacking the Spanish colonies & shipping in South America |
| London Returns to Britain with œ500,000 worth of Spanish treasure |
| 1740 | Commodore | |
| Appointed Coomodore of the squadron sent to attack Spanish possessions in South America |
| 1743 | Capture of Nuestra Se¤ora | |
| Macao Anson sells the cargo of the Nuestra Se¤ora to the Chinese & becomes a rich man for life |
| 20th June Anson captures the Nuestra Se¤ora de Covadonga off Cape Espiritu Santo |
| 1747 | Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1st | |
| Cape Finisterre After victory at Cape Finisterre Anson is promoted to Vice Admiral & created Baron Anson of Soberton |
| Cape Finisterre Anson defeats the French Admiral de la JonquiŠre & captures 7 French merchantmen, 4 ships of the line & 2 frigates |
| 1747 | Peerage | |
| Cape Finisterre Appointed Vice Admiral & created Baron Anson of Soberton after victory at Cape Finisterre |
| 1747 | Vice Admiral | |
| Cape Finisterre Appointed Vice Admiral & created Baron Anson of Soberton after victory at Cape Finisterre |
| 1751 | First Lord of the Admiralty | |
| London Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty, 1st term |
| 1757 | First Lord of the Admiralty | |
| London Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty, 2nd term |
| 1761 | Admiral | |
| London Appointed First Admiral of the Navy |
| 1761 | Reform | |
| London Reforms the Navy |
| 1762 | Capture of Havana | |
| Havana An attack on the hub of Spanish trade as war with Spain appears inevitable |
| Havana Issues orders to capture Havana |
| 1762 | Death | |
| Death of George Anson |
