Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell,
1st Baron Baden-Powell

22 February 1857 – 8 January 1941

Founder of Scouting

Nickname

B-P

Place of birth

Paddington (London), England

Place of death

Nyeri, Kenya

Allegiance

British Army

Years of service

1876 – 1910

Rank

Lieutenant-General

Unit

13th Hussars in India (1876);
Assignments and commands in Southern Africa and as an Intelligence Officer, British Secret Service, based in Malta (1880s to 1897);
Inspector General of Cavalry, England (1903)

Commands

Chief of Staff, Second Matabele War (1896-97); 5th Dragoon Guards in India (1897)

Battles/wars

Anglo-Ashanti Wars; Second Matabele War; Siege of Mafeking; Second Boer War

Awards

Ashanti Star, 1895^[1]; Matabele Campaign, British South Africa Company Medal, 1896^[2]; Queen's South Africa Medal, 1899^[3]; King's South Africa Medal, 1902^[4]; Boy Scouts Silver Buffalo Award, 1926^[5]; World Scout Committee Bronze Wolf, 1935^[6]; Order of Merit, 1937; Order of St Michael and St George; Royal Victorian Order; Order of the Bath

Other work

Founder of the international Scouting movement; writer; artist