B-P Gallery: Matopo Hills, 1896

Baden-Powell Photo Gallery

B-P on patrol in the Matopo Hills. Matabele War, 1896

Major Frederick Russell Burnham, D.S.O. Military scout. Friend and admirer of Baden-Powell. It was on patrol, scouting in the Matopo Hills, that B-P first met Major Frederick Burnham, an American military scout in the employ of Cecil Rhodes and the British South Africa Company. The meeting made a lasting impression on Burnham. Burnham's description of their scouting days together is one of the earliest pictures of B-P's military exploits and his thoughts about the future.

The ribbon on the right displays the colors of the 13th Hussars--blue and white with officer's gold trim--on the khaki background of the field uniform then in use by the British Army in India and the African colonies.

	Baden-Powell Photo Gallery: Early Years and Military Years
	Baden-Powell Photo Gallery: Scouting with Baden-Powell, 1907-1929
	Baden-Powell Photo Gallery: Scouting with Baden-Powell, 1929-1941
	Return to the Baden-Powell Home Page

Return to the Pine Tree Web Home Page

Your feedback, comments and suggestions are appreciated.
Please write to: Lewis P. Orans