What comical incident happened when the Scout boys were returning back to
school after their camping expedition?
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Answer:
Lieutenant General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB, KStJ, DL (/ˈbeɪdən ˈpoʊəl/ BAY-dən POH-əl; 22 February 1857 – 8 January 1941), was a British Army officer, writer, founder and first Chief Scout of the world-wide Scout Movement, and founder, with his sister Agnes, of the world-wide Girl Guide / Girl Scout Movement. Baden-Powell authored the first editions of the seminal work Scouting for Boys, which was an inspiration for the Scout Movement.[4]
The Right Honourable
Lord Baden-Powell
Robert Baden-Powell in South Africa, 1896 (2).jpg
Robert Baden-Powell in 1896
Nickname(s)
B-P, Robin (by his wife)[1]
Born
22 February 1857
Paddington, London, England
Died
8 January 1941 (aged 83)
Nyeri, British Kenya
Buried
St Peter's Cemetery, Nyeri, Kenya (0.418968°S 36.950117°E)
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
British Army
Years of service
1876–1910
Rank
Lieutenant General
Commands held
Inspector General of Cavalry (1903)
5th Dragoon Guards (1897)
Battles/wars
Anglo-Ashanti Wars
Second Matabele War
Siege of Mafeking
Second Boer War
Awards
Member of the Order of Merit
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Boy Scouts Association Silver Wolf
Boy Scouts of America Silver Buffalo Award[2]
Boy Scouts International Committee Bronze Wolf[3]
Wateler Peace Prize
Spouse(s)
Olave St Clair Soames
Children
Arthur Robert Peter Baden-Powell
Heather Grace Baden-Powell
Betty St Clair Baden-Powell
Other work
Founder of the international Scouting Movement; writer; artist
Signature
Baden-Powell signature.svg
Educated at Charterhouse School, Baden-Powell served in the British Army from 1876 until 1910 in India and Africa.[5] In 1899, during the Second Boer War in South Africa, Baden-Powell successfully defended the town in the Siege of Mafeking.[6] Several of his books, written for military reconnaissance and scout training in his African years, were also read by boys. In 1907, he held a demonstration camp, the Brownsea Island Scout camp, which is now seen as the beginning of Scouting.[7] Based on his earlier books, particularly Aids to Scouting, he wrote Scouting for Boys,[8] published in 1908 by Sir Arthur Pearson, for boy readership. In 1910 Baden-Powell retired from the army and formed The Scout Association.
The first Scout Rally was held at The Crystal Palace in 1909. Girls in Scout uniform attended, telling Baden-Powell that they were the "Girl Scouts". In 1910, Baden-Powell and his sister Agnes Baden-Powell started the Girl Guide and Girl Scout. In 1912 he married Olave St Clair Soames. He gave guidance to the Scout and Girl Guide movements until retiring in 1937. Baden-Powell lived his last years in Nyeri, Kenya, where he died and was buried in 1941. His grave is a national monument.[9]