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Baden-Powell (1857-1941)

Born in London in 1857 and joined the army in 1876.
He then served in fighting forces in Afghanistan and India.
He is best remembered as the defender of Mafeking when
he and a detachment of British troops were
besieged by the Boers from October 1899 until May 1900.
The defeated them after 209 days.

After the war he then became the founder of the boy scouting movement
throughout the world and a few years later his sister
Agnes founded the girl guides movement.

Sir Robert Baden-Powell (1857-1941)