 In 1769, Berkeley was transferred to the Mediterranean and served in the frigate HMS "Alarm" under John Jervis.For the next five years, Berkeley spent time in the Mediterranean and at home, making lieutenant in 1772 but failing to be elected as MP for Cricklade and then Gloucestershire after a bitter and enormously expensive contest.Following the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, Berkeley served on HMS "Victory", in which he commanded a gundeck at the First Battle of Ushant.