Then on 4 September 1688, he was appointed to command the "Mordaunt" (46 guns). He took part in the action on 4 October 1689, when a group of English cruisers fell in with 12 French warships, and the sixth rate "Lively prize" was lost. He commanded the third rate "Anne" (70 guns) when she was beached and burnt after the Battle of Beachy Head on 30 June 1690, "where he withstood the violence of the whole French navy". He had been assigned to the rear (blue) squadron. He fought at the Battle of Barfleur, where he commanded the second rate "Ossory" of 90 guns.