Who is George Broadfoot, a.k.a. The Black-coated Infidel from Flashman and the Mountain of Light: From the Flashman Papers, 1845-46 and what is their importance? Flashman_and_the_Mountain_of_Light English & Literature "George Broadfoot

This character is Flashman's superior officer in the political service. Some of Broadfoot's plans are so outlandish that on more than one occasion Flashman wonders if the man is sane. It is Broadfoot who concocts the idea to send Flashman to Lehore posing as a diplomat, and it is Broadfoot who devises a plan to send Flashman back after his first escape.