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

George Broadfoot, also known as the Black-coated Infidel, is Flashman's superior officer. A number of Broadfoot's plans are so outlandish that Flashman wonders if the man is sane. Broadfoot is the man who concocts the idea to send Flashman to Lehore as a diplomat, and Broadfoot also devises the plan to send Flashman back after his first escape.