Baden-Powell
Robert Stephenson Smyth [smahyth], /smaɪθ/, 1st Baron, 1857–1941, British general who founded the Boy Scouts in 1908 and, with his sister Lady Agnes, the Girl Guides in 1910.
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Mr. Baden-Powell records a remarkable achievement of 400 miles of canoeing in the Baltic.
They sent up cheer after cheer, waving their hats to Baden-Powell standing on the gangway.
In the Ranks of the C.I.V. | Erskine ChildersColonel Baden-Powell and his Staff used to dash up and down between the two towns.
South African Memories | Lady Sarah WilsonColonel Baden-Powell politely replied that, as far as he was concerned, operations had not begun.
South African Memories | Lady Sarah WilsonWe could, and always did, take a more dispassionate view of Baden-Powell's plight than we could or would take of our own.
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/ (ˈbeɪdənˈpəʊəl, -ˈpaʊəl) /
Robert Stephenson Smyth (smɪθ, smaɪθ), 1st Baron Baden-Powell. 1857–1941, British general, noted for his defence of Mafeking (1899–1900) in the Boer War; founder of the Boy Scouts (1908) and (with his sister Agnes) the Girl Guides (1910)
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