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PROFILE BADEN FOWEL

1. BP was born in London England, February 22, 1857.

2. His full name is Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden Powell.

3. Regular guides call him Baden - Powell or BP.

4. His first name is Ste, Stephe or Stephenson (most often called Stevie).


5. BP's father is Prof. Domine Baden-Powell. A professor in Oxford, England.

6. His mother is Miss Henrietta Grace Smyth, a daughter of the famous British Royal Admiral William T. Smith.

7. BP has 9 brothers, namely: Warrington, George, Augustus, Frank, Penrose, Agnes, Henrietta, Jessie, and Baden Fletcher.

8. Father BP died on June 11, 1860. So at the age of 3 years BP has become an orphan.

9. BP was sent to school by his mother at the Charterhouse in 1870.

10. Extra BP activities in Charterhouse / are: Marching Band, Shooting Club (Rifle Corps), theater, painting and drawing, and Charterhouse team goalkeeper.

11. At Charterhouse BP got the nickname "Bathing Towel".

12. At the age of 19, BP graduated from Charterhouse. After that he decided to join the military service, with the help of his uncle Colonel Henry Smyth. After graduating he was placed in India with the rank of assistant lieutenant.

20. Uncle BP (Henry Smyth) is the commander of the Royal Military _ (3 Academies at Woolwich.o After being moved around, BP was finally assigned to Mafeking.

21. BP led the defense of the city of Mafeking against the siege of the Boers for approximately 217 days (from October 13, 1899 to May 18, 1900). Therefore he was promoted to Major General.

22. Boden - Powell received the title of IMPESA which means "wolf who never sleeps" from local tribes such as Zulu, Ashati, and Metabele because of the alertness, agility, and courage of BP (like taking the bead necklace belonging to King Dinuzulu) .

23. King Dinuzulu was the king of Zulu from 1884 - 1889. He was the son of King Zulu Cetshway. Raja Dinuzulu died in 1913.

24. In 1901 BP returned to his homeland of England and was welcomed as one of the heroes of his nation. Then he could write about his experiences in the book Aids To Scouting.

25. The first camp was held in 1907 on the Brown Sea Island (Brownsea Island) and followed by 20 members.

26. In 1908, BP wrote Scouting For Boys which later resulted in the development of scouting getting bigger.

27. In 1910, BP placed his position in the army service with his final rank as lieutenant general, and began to concentrate fully on scouting.

28. In 1912, BP traveled around the world to meet guides in various countries.

29. BP married Olave St. Clair Soames (Lady Baden Powell) in 1912.

30. Baden Powell's children are Peter, Hater and Betty.

31. The first World Jamboree was held in 1920 in Olympia, London, England.

32. On the last day (August 6, 1920) Baden-Powell was appointed as Chief Scout of the Word. BP was also awarded the title of Lord Robert Baden Powell of Gilwell and the nickname Baron by King George 5.

33. BP visited Batavia (now Jakarta) on December 3, 1934 after reviewing the Australian Jamboredi.

34. BP and Lady Baden-Powell spent their final days living in England (around 1935-1938) then BP returned to the land he loved so much, Africa.

35. BP spent his old age in Nyeri, Kenya, Africa and finally died on January 8, 1941 on a train pulled by guides to the final resting place.

From the life story of Baden-Powell we can take many valuable lessons. It is not wrong if BP is considered a universal figure or belonging to all nations. The scouting movement that BP established has now become a large organization that has a number of members spread throughout the world.

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