The regiment that Baden-Powell jointed in 1876 was the 13th Hussars.
They had previously been known as the 13th Light Dragoons and were a cavalry regiment of the British Army who were famous for their role in Waterloo and The Charge of the Light Brigade.
He joined the 13th hussars in India with the rank of lieutenant.
He enhanced and honed his military scouting skills amidst the Zulu in the early 1880s in the Natal Province of South Africa, where his regiment had been posted, and where he was Mentioned in Despatches.
Baden-Powell returned to Africa in 1896 to aid the British South Africa Company colonials under siege in Bulawayo during the Second Matabele War.
Baden-Powell was accused of illegally executing a prisoner of war, Matabele chief Uwini, in 1896, who had been promised his life would be spared if he surrendered.
He returned to South Africa prior to the Second Boer War and was engaged in further military actions against the Zulus.
Contrary views of Baden-Powell's actions during the Siege of Mafeking pointed out that his success in resisting the Boers was secured at the expense of the lives of the native African soldiers and civilians, including members of his own African garrison.
In 1910 Lieutenant-General Baden-Powell decided to retire from the Army reputedly on the advice of King Edward VII, who suggested that he could better serve his country by promoting Scouting.
On the outbreak of World War I in 1914, Baden-Powell put himself at the disposal of the War Office.
In 1910 Lieutenant-General Baden-Powell decided to retire from the Army reputedly on the advice of King Edward VII, who suggested that he could better serve his country by promoting Scouting.
Forming the Scouts Organization, and later the World Organization of the Scouting Movement. He also served honorably in Her Majesty's Royal Army, and was awarded the rank of Lord.
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Olave St. Clair Soames, now known as Olave Baden-Powell, was Robert Baden-Powell's wife.
Robert Baden-Powell married Olave St. Claire Soames on October 31, 1912.
His mother's maiden name was Henrietta Grace Smyth. She became Henrietta Grace Smyth Powell upon her marriage to Baden Powell; after his death she changed her name to Henrietta Grace Smyth Baden-Powell.
Baden-Powellbaptised at St James's on July 8th 1857 as Robert Stephenson Smyth, Baron Baden-Powell of Gilwell (created 1929), became the Founder of the international Scouting Movement, was born on 22 February 1857 at 6 Stanhope Street, (now called 11 Stanhope Terrace) a short walk from S. James' Church. Born on the day people in the US were celebrating the 125th anniversary of the birth of George Washington. He was baptised with the names: Robert Stephenson Smyth after his godfather Robert Stephenson, the famous Civil Engineer (1803-1859). BP was a descendant of Captain John Smith, the principal founder of the first English colony in North America, at Jamestown, Virginia.Lord Baden-Powell, was a lieutenant-general in the British Army, writer, and founder of the Scout Movement.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. Baden-Powell lived his last years in Kenya, where he died in 1941. Baden-Powell House is near by in Bayswater Rd.Father: Baden Powell (professor of geometry Oxford, reverend, d. 1860)
Robert Baden-Powell was a career army officer in the British Army.
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Olave St. Clair Soames, now known as Olave Baden-Powell, was Robert Baden-Powell's wife.
Robert Baden-Powell was born on February 22, 1857.
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Robert Baden-Powell was born on February 22, 1857.
Robert Baden-Powell (Robert Stephenson Smyth Powell) was born on February 22, 1857 in Paddington, London, England.
Baden Powell (Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden Powell) also known as First Baron Baden-Powell was in the British Army, who served as a Lieutenant-General. He is known as the writer and founder of the Scout Movement and also he was the first Chief Scout in the Boy Scouts of America.
Lieutenant-General Robert Baden-Powell was born on February 22, 1857.
Lieutenant-General Robert Baden-Powell was born on February 22, 1857.
Robert Baden-Powell was approximately 5 feet and 6 inches.