The Militia were commanded by Major Jodrell

The 1st battalion of Essex Volunteers by Lieut Colonel Sir Claude de Crespigny

The 2nd Battalion of Volunteers by Major Tufnell ( late Captain of Chelmsford Corps)

The office of Brigadier was performed by Lieut Colonel Brise.

West Essex Militia

Lieut Colonel S B R Brise

Majors E Jodrell and C Russell

Adj R D Travers

Quartermaster C Hyder

Surgeon J T Gilson

1st Company - Capt G R Layton and Lieut Bridges

2nd Company - Capt J R Tharke and Lieut Barker

3rd Company - Capt W J Lucas

4th Company - Capt H C Fisher

5th Company - Capt H H Bird and Lieut Bury

6th Company - Capt H Edenborough

7th Company - Capt E Buckley

8th Company - Capt H R G Marriot and Lieut F Peto

Volunteers

1st Essex ( Romford) Ensign J Gladding plus 3 NCO and 50 rank and file

2nd Essex ( Ilford) Captains Davis and W Cotesworth, Lieuts Harvey and Wilson, Ensigns Hewett and Dobree plus 8 NCO, 82 Rank and File and 2 bands numbering 43

3rd Essex ( Brentwood) Captain Coope, Ensign Ind plus 5 NCO , 37 Rank and file and a band numbering 12

4th Essex ( Chelmsford) Major Bringhurst, Captain J S Crabb, Lieuts T M Gepp, A Meggy and Woodhouse, Ensigns Chancellor and Copland plus 5 NCO, 69 Rank and file and 2 band numbering 21

5th Essex (Stratford and West Ham)  Adj Davis, Captain Pelly, Ensigns Geere and Tanner Plus 4 NCO and 22 rank and file

6th Essex ( Colchester) Captains Bishop and Green, Lieuts Osborne and Bawtree, Ensigns Cooke and Duncan plus 7 NCO, 78 Rank and file and 1 band numbering 19

7th Essex ( Rochford) Captain Tawke, Lieut Barnard, Ensign Offin plus 4 NCO and 27 Rank and file

10th Essex ( Witham) Lieut Wood , Ensign Blood plus 2 NCO and 30 Rank and file plus 1 bugler

12th Essex (Braintree and Halstead) Captain B Sparrow, Lieut White, Ensign J E Tabor plus 3 NCO, 56 Rank and file and one bank numbering 15

13th Essex ( Dedham) Ensign Davey plus 2 NCO and 17 Rank and file

14th Essex ( Manningtree) 4 NCO and 10 Rank and file

16th Essex (Tendring Hundred) Lieut Harvey, Ensign Watson plus 6 NCO and 38 Rank and file

23rd Essex ( Maldon)  Captain Hamilton, Lieut Bentall, Ensign Hanbury plus 5 NCO, 52 Rank and file and one band numbering 15

The Felstead Cadet Corps - Lieut Gazlee, Ensign Rust and about 40 Rank and file

1st Essex Artillery Company ( Harwich) Major Bowness, 1st Lieut Daniels, 2nd Lieut Barker plus 3 NCO and 37 rank and file

2nd Essex Artillery Company ( Grays) Cpatain Wingfield Baker , 1st Lieut R Meeson , 2nd lieut C Asplin, Quartermaster F Asplin, Surgeon Dr Rea Corbet plus 3 NCO and 41 Rank and file