History and chronology of Robert Baden-Powell Baden-Powell, 1st in Great Britain

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Boer War
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13th Hussars
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Robert Baden-Powell Baden-Powell, 1st History of Great Britain


1857	Birth
22nd Feb London Birth of Robert Baden-Powell
1876	13th Hussars
Appointed Member of the the 13th Hussars, known for their part in the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava
1896	Rebellion
Matabele Helps suppress the Matabele uprising in Rhodes ia
1897	Commander
25th Mar Appointed Commander of the 5th Dragoon Guards
1899	Siege of Mafeking
14th Oct Mafeking Beginning of siege, holds Mafeking during a 217 day Boer siege until relief arrives
14th Oct Mafeking The Boers under Cronje besiege 750 British soldiers
1900	Major
London Appointed Major-General
1900	Siege of Mafeking
17th May Mafeking End of the siege & the final relief by the British
1903	Inspector General
London Appointed Inspector General of Cavalry on return to England
1904	Cavalry School
Wiltshire Founds a Cavalry School in Wiltshire
1907	Lieutenant General
London Appointed Lieutenant General
1908	Boy Scouts
London Founds the Boy Scout movement
1910	Girl Guides
London Helps found the Girl Guides with his sister Agnes
1912	Marriage
Marries Olave St Claire Soames
1912	Publication
Publication of, "What Scouts Can Do: More Yarns for Scouts "
1920	Chief Scout
London Appointed Chief Scout of the World
1920	Scouts
London Founds the 1st boy scout jamboree
1926	Award Silver Buffalo
Recipient of the Silver Buffalo Award, the highest award conferred by the Boy Scouts of America
1929	Peerage
Created Baron Baden-Powell, 1st
1933	Publication
Publication of, "Leasons of a Lifetime", memoirs
1939	Nobel Prize
Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize but the Norwegian Nobel Committee decides not to award any prize because of WW II
1941	Burial
8th Jan Westminster Abbey A Memorial service is held at Westminster Abby for Baden-Powell
1941	Death
27th Jan Nyeri Death of Robert Baden-Powell