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'''Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell''' OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB (22 February | '''Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell''' OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB (22 February 1857 ; 8 January [[1941]]), also known as '''B-P''', was a Lieutenant-General in the British Army, writer, and founder of the [[Scouting]]. | ||
After having been educated at Charterhouse School, Baden-Powell served in the British Army from 1876 until 1910 in India and Africa. In 1899, during the Second Boer War in South Africa, Baden-Powell successfully defended the city in the [[Siege of Mafeking]]. He started writing books on military topics in order to better train soldiers. Several of his military books, written for military reconnaissance and scout training in his African years, were also read by boys. | After having been educated at Charterhouse School, Baden-Powell served in the British Army from 1876 until 1910 in India and Africa. In 1899, during the Second Boer War in South Africa, Baden-Powell successfully defended the city in the [[Siege of Mafeking]]. He started writing books on military topics in order to better train soldiers. Several of his military books, written for military reconnaissance and scout training in his African years, were also read by boys. | ||