British army captain and martial writer best known for `A Treatise upon the Useful Science of Defence`. His work is especially important because it links smallsword, backsword, and boxing within a single analytical framework, preserving valuable observations on practice, timing, measure, and the fighting culture of eighteenth-century Britain.
The work is far better documented than the man. Until stronger archival data appears, this should remain a stable author profile with limited personal chronology.
Sources: [Linacre School of Defence: Captain John Godfrey](https://sirwilliamhope.org/Library/Godfrey/index.html) | [Books-A-Million bibliographic summary](https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Treatise-Upon-Useful-Science-Defence/John-Godfrey-Capt/9781021174710) | [British Academy of Fencing history page](https://baf-fencing.com/history/)
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