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Baden-Powell with a group of officers from the 13th
Hussars. B-P is seated second from the left. First on
the left is his commanding officer, Major Baker Russell.

From: Tim Jeal, The Boy-Man, 1990

	B-P’s regiment, The 13th Hussars, was a cavalry regiment with a long tradition. They were perhaps best known for their part in the Charge of the Light Brigade before the guns at Balaclava in the Crimean War. The ribbon to the left displays the colors of the regiment.
	B-P’s first Commanding Officer, Sir Baker Creed Russell, 13th Hussars.
	Lessons from the Varsity of Life, Chapter III: Sport, "Pig-Sticking" relates Baden-Powell’s experience in this favored pastime of cavalrymen in India.
	Lessons from the Varsity of Life, Chapter V: Soldiering, "Early Days in India" tells of B-P’s first years with the 13th Hussars in India.

	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
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