to the cavalry as a Cornet in the Royal Horse Guards later that year. In 1687 he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in the same regiment.

By 1688 he had switched back to the navy, and was given command of on 23 August that year. On 26 November 1688 he was briefly appointed to , before being put in charge of on 23 December 1688. The following year he escorted convoys to Ireland,