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0841596 - Sir Robert Baden-Powell.
Baden-Powell, Robert Stephenson Smyth, Lord (1st Baron Baden-Powell of Gilwell) English general, youth leader, and Boer War hero; wrote military manual "Aids to Scouting" 1899; held Mafeking during 217-day siege by Boers 1899-1900; established Cavalry School at Netheravon, Wiltshire 1904; opened experimental youth camp on Brownlea Island off Poole, Dorset 1907; founded British Boy Scouts 1908; wrote handbook "Scouting for Boys" 1908; with Agnes Baden-Powell, co-founded British Girl Guides 1910; founded British Wolf Cubs 1916; wrote autobiography "Lessons of a Lifetime" 1933 _1857-1941
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![Sir Robert Baden-Powell.<br>Baden-Powell, Robert Stephenson Smyth, Lord (1st Baron Baden-Powell of Gilwell) English general, youth leader, and Boer War hero; wrote military manual "Aids to Scouting" 1899; held Mafeking during 217-day siege by Boers 1899-1900; established Cavalry School at Netheravon, Wiltshire 1904; opened experimental youth camp on Brownlea Island off Poole, Dorset 1907; founded British Boy Scouts 1908; wrote handbook "Scouting for Boys" 1908; with Agnes Baden-Powell, co-founded British Girl Guides 1910; founded British Wolf Cubs 1916; wrote autobiography "Lessons of a Lifetime" 1933 _1857-1941 <br><br><br><br><br>](../images/prevs/0841596.jpg "Sir Robert Baden-Powell.<br>Baden-Powell, Robert Stephenson Smyth, Lord (1st Baron Baden-Powell of Gilwell) English general, youth leader, and Boer War hero; wrote military manual "Aids to Scouting\" 1899; held Mafeking during 217-day siege by Boers 1899-1900; established Cavalry School at Netheravon, Wiltshire 1904; opened experimental youth camp on Brownlea Island off Poole, Dorset 1907; founded British Boy Scouts 1908; wrote handbook "Scouting for Boys\" 1908; with Agnes Baden-Powell, co-founded British Girl Guides 1910; founded British Wolf Cubs 1916; wrote autobiography "Lessons of a Lifetime\" 1933 _1857-1941 <br><br><br><br><br>")