Generations of British boys have been fed the story of Baden-Powell's heroism with their charred sausages.

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Interestingly, the only contemporary account of the siege by a black is sympathetic to Baden-Powell.

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Mafeking remained famous because the commander of the besieged garrison, Colonel Robert Baden-Powell, went on to found the scouting movement.

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The organization takes its name from Robert Baden-Powell, whose initiatives in Britain in starting in 1907 launched the international Scouting movement.

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The Scouts was established by Robert Baden-Powell on 1 August 1907.

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But the grandson of Scouts founder Robert Baden-Powell told the BBC that the words of the oath provide a "sense of purpose to cling on to".

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Lord Baden-Powell's own scout hat along with medals from his military career and the Union Flag flown at the original Brownsea Island camp will also be part of the exhibition.

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Australia-based Michael Baden-Powell, who has been involved with Scouting for more than 50 years, told Radio 4's PM programme that "belief in a higher being" remained at the "core of the movement".

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