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[[Image:Scouts1.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Registration Certificate for the [[Scouting in Greater Glasgow#Northern Glasgow|1st Glasgow Scout Group]], one of the claimants to the title of '''First Troop''']] | [[Image:Scouts1.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Registration Certificate for the [[Scouting in Greater Glasgow#Northern Glasgow|1st Glasgow Scout Group]], one of the claimants to the title of '''First Troop''']] | ||
The first Scout Troops were formed in the | The first Scout Troops were formed in the United Kingdom in 1907, and registered in 1908. There are a number of claimants to be the first troop. However, due to poor record keeping when the Scouting Movement started, [[The Scout Association]] does not acknowledge any single troop as being the first. | ||
The Scout Troops with the strongest claims are listed below: | The Scout Troops with the strongest claims are listed below: | ||
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In [[Australia]] 1st Toongabbie Scout Group in the western suburbs of [[Sydney]] was founded in 1908 and is still operating. | In [[Australia]] 1st Toongabbie Scout Group in the western suburbs of [[Sydney]] was founded in 1908 and is still operating. | ||
===India=== | === India === | ||
Sethna's 18th West Bombay Scout Group<ref>http://sethnas.org</ref> was established in 1914, after [[Rustomji Edulji Sethna]] (1898-1954) came across a book called ''[[Scouting for Boys]]'', written by [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Robert Baden-Powell]], the founder of the Scout movement. He was enamoured by the book and formed India's first Scout group for native boys. Prior to that, there existed some Scout groups, but they were primarily for the British expatriates who were ruling India then. It is today, India's oldest continuously running scout group. Since its first day on August 14, 1914, it has met every weekend without a break. | Sethna's 18th West Bombay Scout Group<ref>http://sethnas.org</ref> was established in 1914, after [[Rustomji Edulji Sethna]] (1898-1954) came across a book called ''[[Scouting for Boys]]'', written by [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Robert Baden-Powell]], the founder of the Scout movement. He was enamoured by the book and formed India's first Scout group for native boys. Prior to that, there existed some Scout groups, but they were primarily for the British expatriates who were ruling India then. It is today, India's oldest continuously running scout group. Since its first day on August 14, 1914, it has met every weekend without a break. | ||
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By 1910 Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, France, Russia, Finland, Germany, Norway, Mexico, Argentina, Greece, The Netherlands and the United States had Boy Scouts too. | By 1910 Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, France, Russia, Finland, Germany, Norway, Mexico, Argentina, Greece, The Netherlands and the United States had Boy Scouts too. | ||
===Finland=== | === Finland === | ||
'''Toimen Pojat''' (Unga Fribyggare in [[Finland-Swedish|Swedish]]), a [[Suomen Partiolaiset|Scouting]] troop in [[Kauniainen]], [[Finland]] was established in [[1910]]. Toimen Pojat is the oldest continuously operating Scout troop in [[Finland]]. During the Russian ban on [[Scouting]] in the [[1910s]] before the Finnish independence in ([[1917]]), the troop operated underground. Many traditions that distinguish the troop formed during that period. | '''Toimen Pojat''' (Unga Fribyggare in [[Finland-Swedish|Swedish]]), a [[Suomen Partiolaiset|Scouting]] troop in [[Kauniainen]], [[Finland]] was established in [[1910]]. Toimen Pojat is the oldest continuously operating Scout troop in [[Finland]]. During the Russian ban on [[Scouting]] in the [[1910s]] before the Finnish independence in ([[1917]]), the troop operated underground. Many traditions that distinguish the troop formed during that period. | ||
===Greece=== | === Greece === | ||
In [[Greece]], [[Mark Mindler]] established in [[1913]] the third [[sea scout]] group of [[Athens]] (3η Ομάς Αθηνών Ναυτοπροσκόπων) as the first scouting group of the country. | In [[Greece]], [[Mark Mindler]] established in [[1913]] the third [[sea scout]] group of [[Athens]] (3η Ομάς Αθηνών Ναυτοπροσκόπων) as the first scouting group of the country. (The first and second scouting groups were to be established later for training scout officers.) The group operates to this day. | ||
===United States of America=== | === United States of America === | ||
*[[Scouting in Kentucky#Early history .281908-1950.29|First Boy Scout Troop in the United States]] in [[Burnside, Kentucky]] | *[[Scouting in Kentucky#Early history .281908-1950.29|First Boy Scout Troop in the United States]] in [[Burnside, Kentucky]] | ||
*[[Scouting in Oklahoma|First Boy Scout Troop in the United States]] in [[Pawhuska, Oklahoma#Notability|Pawhuska, Oklahoma]] | *[[Scouting in Oklahoma|First Boy Scout Troop in the United States]] in [[Pawhuska, Oklahoma#Notability|Pawhuska, Oklahoma]] | ||
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== Other claimants == | == Other claimants == | ||
=== Mafeking Cadets === | === Mafeking Cadets === | ||
During the [[Siege of Mafeking]] (1899-1900), boys in the town formed the [[Mafeking Cadet Corps]], made famous by Baden-Powell in the opening chapter of ''Scouting for Boys''. | During the [[Siege of Mafeking]] (1899-1900), boys in the town formed the [[Mafeking Cadet Corps]], made famous by Baden-Powell in the opening chapter of ''Scouting for Boys''. However, the cadets were not themselves Scouts. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
<div class=references-small><references /></div> | <div class=references-small><references /></div> | ||
[[Category:Scouting]] | [[Category:Scouting]] | ||
[[nl:Oudste scoutinggroep]] | [[nl:Oudste scoutinggroep]] | ||