Sir Richard Walsh was an English politician who served as High Sheriff of Worcestershire and is noted for his role in defeating Robert Catesby's remaining followers at Holbeche House following the failure of the Gunpowder Plot.
[1] After Guy Fawkes was captured in the basement of the Houses of Parliament, many of his fellow plotters, under the leadership of Robert Catesby, fled to the Midlands.
Among those in Walsh's force was John Streete, the noted marksman from Worcester, who at one point killed two plotters with a single shot.
[1][2][3][4] The conspirators made two major errors: they got their gunpowder wet and then tried to dry it in front of the fire, causing it to blow up.
Catesby was killed, as were John and Christopher Wright and Thomas Percy, but Ambrose Rookwood was captured alive and later held in Worcester gaol.