Historedia
Person

Robert Baden-Powell

Events
4
Episodes
11
Years
1895–1899

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Robert Baden-Powell, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War begins

    1895–1896

    Role: Commander of the advance contingent

    1. December 1895 · Gold CoastBritish Ultimatum and Departure

      Britain initiated the war citing unpaid fines from 1874, prompting the Asante rejection of protectorate status and the departure of British forces from Cape Coast.

    2. December 1895 to January 1896 · KumasiMarch to Kumasi

      Colonel Sir Francis Scott led troops from Cape Coast to Kumasi, utilizing a route cleared by Robert Baden-Powell's advance contingent.

    3. January 1896 to 22 January 1896 · KumasiOccupation and Humiliation

      Governor William Maxwell arrived in Kumasi, where King Prempeh I was humiliated, and the British force departed the capital on 22 January 1896.

  2. Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War: Kumasi occupied, Prempeh I deposed and a British protectorate declared

    1895–1897

    Role: Commander of advance contingent

    1. December 1895 to January 1896 · Kumasi, GhanaBritish Expedition to Kumasi

      British forces departed Cape Coast in December 1895 and arrived in Kumasi in January 1896, following a route cleared by an advance contingent.

    2. 1896 · Kumasi, GhanaDeposition and Exile of Prempeh I

      Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh I was deposed and deported to the Seychelles following the British occupation of Kumasi.

    3. 1897 · Kumasi, GhanaEstablishment of British Protectorate

      Ashanti territory became a British protectorate in 1897, concluding the war's political effects; a later passage dates a protectorate designation of Asanteman to January 1902.

  3. Baden-Powell's preparations at Mafeking, 1899

    1899

    Role: British Army Colonel

    1. July 1899 · MafekingIntelligence Mission

      Baden-Powell was tasked to travel to Mafeking to collect intelligence on the Boers at the border with Transvaal.

    2. August 1899 · MafekingSecret Recruitment

      Baden-Powell began recruiting volunteers in secret in August 1899 to avoid negative political effects.

    3. 19 September 1899 · MafekingDefensive Works

      Construction of trenches and gun emplacements around Mafeking began on 19 September 1899.

  4. Boer forces begin the shelling of Mafeking

    1899

    Role: Defender of Mafeking

    1. November 1899 · MafekingBeginning of Shelling

      Boer forces began shelling Mafeking in November 1899, following the construction of defensive works in September.

    2. 19 November 1899 · MafekingBoer Redeployment

      On 19 November 1899, 4,000 Boers were redeployed, but shelling of Mafeking continued.

Sources

  1. Asante Empire Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15
  2. Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-12
  3. Siege of Mafeking Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22