BADEN-POWELLSCOUTING'S FOUNDER

ROBERT S. S. BADEN·POWELL was a general in the British army who became famous for his leadership during the Boer War in South Africa between Britain and the descendants of Dutch settlers. the Boers. After the war, Baden-Powell wanted to use his fame to help boys become better men and to have fun while they were doing it.

In 1907. Baden-Powell invited a group of boys to Brownsea Island off the coast of England to attend the world's first Boy Scout camp. Its success led him to write a book called Scouting for Boys. Thousands of boys read it and wanted to join the new organization. Scouting spread like wildfire throughout England and, before long. around the world. Baden-Powell's Scouting for Boys helped launch the Scouting movement.