Claim: George Broadfoot was appointed Agent of the North-West Frontier in 1844, and he later went to Shimla to recuperate from anxiety and stress.
Evidence: Major George Broadfoot CB (21 March 1807 – 21 December 1845) was a Scottish army officer in the Madras Army of the East India Company. In 1844, the Governor-General Sir Henry Hardinge appointed Broadfoot as his Agent of the North-West Frontier, at the time one of the most prestigious posts in India. In May 1845 he went to Shimla to recover from anxiety and stress caused by overwork.