Which Lancastrian commander was killed at the Battle of Blore Heath?

The Lancastrian commander killed at the Battle of Blore Heath was James Tuchet, 5th Baron Audley, commonly called Lord Audley.

Audley raised a Lancastrian force from estates in Cheshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire and Derbyshire. His mission was to stop the Yorkist Earl of Salisbury, who was heading toward Ludlow to join other Yorkist forces during the renewed conflict of 1459.

The armies met on Blore Heath on 23 September. Salisbury’s tactics drew Lancastrian troops across difficult ground, and intense fighting followed. Audley was killed during the battle, traditionally said to have been slain by Sir Roger Kynaston. After his death, command passed to John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley, but the Lancastrians were ultimately defeated.

Audley’s death is commemorated by Audley’s Cross on the battlefield. The title “Lord Audley” can cause confusion because later members of the Tuchet family also held the barony, but the man killed in 1459 was James Tuchet, 5th Baron Audley.