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Staff of Essex's Army

September 1642

  • Captain General: Robert Devereaux, 2nd Earl of Essex1)
  • Sgt-Major-General: Sir John Merrick
  • Provost Marshal General: Captain James Seigneur
  • Carriage Master General: Captain Thomas Richardson
  • Officers of the Lord General's Train:
    • Treasurer at Wars: Sir Gilbert Gerrard
    • Muster-Master General: Lionel Copley Esq.
    • Advocate of the Army: Dr Isaac Dorislaus
    • Secretary to the Army: Henry Parker Esq.
    • Auditor of the Army: Robert Chambers
  • The Council of War:
    • President: Sir John Merrick, Sgt-Major-General
    • Sir William Balfour, Lt General of Horse
    • Colonel James Wardlaw
    • Colonel Thomas Grantham
    • Colonel Sir William Constable
    • Philibert Emmanuel de Boys, Lt General of Artillery
    • Dr Isaac Dorislaus, Advocate of the Army
  • Officers General of Horse:
    • Lord General: William Russel, 5th Earl of Bedford
    • Lt General: Sir William Balfour
    • Quartermaster General: John Dalbier
    • Commissary for the Horse: Sir Edward Dodsworth
    • Provost Marshal General: John Baldwine

September 1643

At the First Battle of Newbury2)

  • Commander-in-Chief: Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex
  • Lieutenant-General of the Horse: Sir William Balfour (absent) duties probably performed by Sir James Ramsay
  • Major-General of Foot: Philip Skippon
  • Muster-Master-General: Captain Lionel Copley
  • Commissary-General: Colonel Hans Behre
  • Adjutant-General of the Foot: Lieutenant Colonel Bayley
  • Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance: Sir John Merrick
1) A List of the Army Under the Command of Robert Earle of Essex British Library E 117 (30)
2) A True Relation of the Late Expedition of His Excellency Robert Earle of Essex…etc, London 1643