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Fact File He whistled when he was frustrated B-P- short for Baden Powell coincided with the slang for British Public. He was a neat and brave man He was an exhibitionist- he wore a wig and girl's dress in amateur theatricals He was an military eccentric- saw the importance of scouts Had a lot of enthusiasm for hard work and knowledge His favorite coat was a coat of many colors He was a conventional colonel- commanded the 5th Dragoons in India He would have made an ideal hero in an Victorian adventure story Nonchalant messages sent to the world Baden Powell sent quite a few messages to the world from Mafeking that was humorous and ironic. "one or two small field guns are shelling the town. Nobody cares" " small tin roofed town of small houses plumped town upon the open veldt
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