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William Broadfoot
1841–1922
A retired Royal Engineers officer who turned his experience of British India and the frontier into books of history, reference writing, and practical instruction. His work ranges from a biography of Major George Broadfoot to a late-Victorian manual on billiards.
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Billiards
by William Broadfoot
About the author
Born on October 15, 1841, William Broadfoot served in the Royal Engineers and later retired with the rank of major. Reference sources also describe him as a writer, and archival records identify him specifically as a Major, Royal Engineers, and an author.
After his military career, he became known for literary and reference work. He wrote The Career of Major George Broadfoot, C.B.: in Afghanistan and the Punjab, and his name is also attached to Billiards. Wikisource further notes that he contributed articles to the original Dictionary of National Biography.
Broadfoot died on April 8, 1922. Surviving archival and library records suggest a writer whose interests grew out of service, history, and practical subjects rather than fiction, making him an appealing figure for listeners drawn to imperial history and classic nonfiction.