Robert Baden Powell - Quick facts

 

 

 

 

 

He was the founder of the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides..

He was a British Army officer who became a national hero for his 217 day defence of Mafeking.

From 1884-85 he became noted for his use of observation balloons in Warfare (Bechuanaland and the Sudan).

He recuited and trained the South African Constabulary after the war.

On return to England in 1903 he was appointed Inspector General of Cavalry (1907 promoted to Lieutenant General)

In 1907 he ran a trial camp for training boys on Ground Sea Island, Dorset. Scout troops sprang up all over Britain and for their use Baden Powells 'Scouting For Boys' was issued in 1908.

In 1910 Powell retired to devote all his time to the Boy Scouts, and in the same year along with his sister Agnes, he founded the Girl Guides.

1920 the first international Boy Scout jamboree, he was acclaimed Chief Scout of the world.

Powell was created a Baron in 1929.

His autobiography was entitled 'Lessons of a Lifetime'.

Robert Baden Powell Works -

Scouting for Boys: A Handbook for Instruction in Good Citizenship

My Adventures As a Spy

Young Knights of the Empire

Rovering to Success: A Guide for Young Manhood

Lessons from the Varsity of Life

The Official Handbook for Boys

Paddle Your Own Canoe

Memories of India

Scouting Games

Young Knights of the Empire: Their Code and Further Scout Yarns