As a junior officer, he was deployed with a squadron under Admiral Edward Vernon to the West Indies at the start of the War of Jenkins" Ear. He saw action again at the Battle of Toulon during theWar of the Austrian Succession. As captain of the fourth-rateHMS Bristol he took part in the Invasion of Guadeloupe during the Seven Years" War.As a commodore, he was deployed to the North American Station, to provide naval support for an expedition led by General Sir Henry Clinton reinforcing loyalists in the Southern Coloniesat an early stage of the American Revolutionary War. He led a naval attack against the fortifications on Sullivan"s Island(later called Fort Moultrie after their commander), protectingCharleston, South Carolina. However, after a long and hard-fought battle, Parker was forced to call off the attack, having sustained heavy casualties, including the loss of a ship. He subsequently served under Lord Howe in the invasion and capture of New York City and commanded the squadron that captured Long Island and Rhode Island.Parker went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Jamaica, before being returned as Member of Parliament for Seaford and then as member for Maldon. He later became Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth.

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