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Scouting in the former [[Rhodesia and Nyasaland]] started in 1909 when the first Boy Scout troop was registered. Scouting grew quickly and in 1924 Rhodesia and Nyasaland sent a large contingent to the second [[World Scout Jamboree]] in Ermelunden, Denmark. | Scouting in the former [[Rhodesia and Nyasaland]] started in 1909 when the first Boy Scout troop was registered. Scouting grew quickly and in 1924 Rhodesia and Nyasaland sent a large contingent to the second [[World Scout Jamboree]] in Ermelunden, Denmark. | ||
A detailed history of this very early period was written in ''Burnham: King of Scouts'', a biographical novel by [[Peter van Wyk]]. [[Frederick Russell Burnham]] (1861-1947), an American from | A detailed history of this very early period was written in ''Burnham: King of Scouts'', a biographical novel by [[Peter van Wyk]]. [[Frederick Russell Burnham]] (1861-1947), an American from California, taught Scouting to [[Robert Baden-Powell]], inspiring Baden-Powell to eventually found the Boy Scouts. Burnham went to [[Africa]] in [[1893]] to scout for [[Cecil Rhodes]] on the [[Cape-Cairo railway|Cape-to-Cairo Railway]]. He was a scout in the [[History of Zimbabwe#British Conquest|Matabele War]] and gained fame when he survived the British equivalent of [[Custer's Last Stand]]. During a rebellion in 1896, Burnham took Colonel Baden-Powell into the African hills and taught him [[scoutcraft]]. Baden-Powell's very life was changed, and forever after that he promoted Scouting at every opportunity. | ||
The great popularity of the Boy Scout movement in Rhodesia was due to its outdoor program such as hiking, camping, cooking and pioneering, which was unusual in the protectorate. Additionally, the training and progressive badge system was targeted towards helping others, leading to responsible citizenship. | The great popularity of the Boy Scout movement in Rhodesia was due to its outdoor program such as hiking, camping, cooking and pioneering, which was unusual in the protectorate. Additionally, the training and progressive badge system was targeted towards helping others, leading to responsible citizenship. | ||
