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Intelligence Mission
- When
- July 1899
- Where
- Mafeking
Baden-Powell was tasked to travel to Mafeking to collect intelligence on the Boers at the border with Transvaal.
In July 1899, Major A. Latham from the South African section of the Intelligence Department tasked Baden-Powell to travel to Mafeking. This mission was part of broader preparations for potential conflict with the Transvaal Republic.
Sources
- Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-12
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