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Barony of Baden-Powell; Creation date: 1929: Created by: King George V: Peerage: Peerage of the United Kingdom: First holder: Sir Robert Baden-Powell, Bt: Present holder: David Robert Baden-Powell [Wikidata], 5th Baron Baden-Powell]] Heir apparent: Maxwell Baden-Powell: Remainder to: Heirs male of the body of the grantee: Subsidiary titles ...
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Lieutenant-General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB, KStJ, DL (/ ˈ b eɪ d ən ˈ p oʊ əl / BAY-dən POH-əl; 22 February 1857 – 8 January 1941) was a British Army officer, writer, founder and first Chief Scout of the world-wide Scout Movement, and founder, with his sister Agnes, of the world-wide Girl Guide/Girl Scout Movement.
- 1876–1910
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Apr 13, 2024 · Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (born February 22, 1857, London, England—died January 8, 1941, Nyeri, Kenya) was a British army officer who became a national hero for his 217-day defense of Mafeking (now Mafikeng) in the South African War of 1899–1902. He later became famous as the founder in 1908 of the Boy Scouts and as ...
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By 1876 Baden-Powell had to decide upon a career. He was denied admittance to Balliol College in Oxford, where two of his older brothers had attended. Without much forethought, Baden-Powell decided to participate in an open examination for an army commission. Of the 700 people who took the exam, he finished second for cavalry and fourth for infantr...
The Boer Warwas a bloody struggle between English-speaking and Afrikaans-speaking whites for control of South Africa's mineral wealth—the world's richest gold reefs. While the chief of the British army, Lord Wolseley, wanted to send 10,000 troops to South Africa, the British cabinet disagreed and instead sent 20 special service officers to organize...
It was during this last appointment that Baden-Powell really began to develop his ideas about the scouting movement. In 1904 he attended the Annual Drill Inspection and Review of the Boys Brigade in Glasgow, where the founder, William Smith, had recruited over 54,000 boys. Smith had asked Baden-Powell to rewrite his book Aids to Scouting for a youn...
In 1910 Baden-Powell resigned from the Army and became the chairperson of the Executing Committee of the scouting movement. This movement quickly spread to other countries. Baden-Powell traveled extensively to promote scouting, including trips to South America, Russia, Canada, and the West Indies. Interest in the movement was not limited to boys. B...
Jeal, Tim, Baden-Powell,Century Hutchinson, Ltd., 1989. Mac Donald, Robert H. Sons of the Empire: The Frontier and the Boy Scout Movement, 1890-1918,University of Toronto Press, 1993. Plaatje, Sol T., Mafeking Diary: A Black Man's View of a White Man's War,Meridor Books, 1990. Reynolds, E.E., A Biography of Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell, Oxford Univ...
Guardian,July 24, 1999, p. 1. Independent,October 21, 1989. Los Angeles Times,July 24, 1999, p. 1. New Republic,September 29, 1986, p. 33. Ottawa Citizen,October 11, 1999, p. A7. San Diego Union-Tribune,February 20, 2000, p. G-1. Smithsonian,July 1985, p. 33. Sunday Telegraph,October 10, 1999, p. 33. U.S. News and World Report,January 14, 1991, p. ...
"Founders of Scouting and the Boy Scouts of America," http://www.scouting.org/factsheets/02-211.html(December 6, 2000). "Historical Highlights," http://www.scouting.org/factsheets/02-511/1910.html(December 6, 2000). "History of Scouting," http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/books/history/index.html(December 25, 2000). "Sir Robert Baden-Powell," htt...
Born February 22, 1857 in London, England, Baden-Powell left an indelible mark on youth and education by founding Scouting. In this article, we’ll explore Baden-Powell’s story, his military journey, his vision for Scouting, and the movement’s lasting impact on the world’s youth.
Baden-Powell was born at 9 Stanhope Street, Paddington in London, England in 1857. He was the seventh of eight sons among ten children from the third marriage of Reverend Baden Powell (1976–1860), a Savilian professor of geometry at Oxford University. His father died when he was three, and as tribute to his father, the family name Powell was ...
The heir apparent to the title Baron Baden-Powell and the baronetcy is the son of the present baron, Maxwell Baden-Powell (b. 23 July 2009). Baronesses The spouse of the Baron may use the title Baroness .
