Baden Powell's Fighting Police - The SAC: The Boer War unit that inspired the Scouts

Exploring the creation and impact of Baden—Powell's South African Constabulary during and after the Boer War.

This work begins in August 1900 during the war in South Africa, when mounted Boer commandos ranging across the veldt superseded pitched battles of massed armies and heavy weaponry. Thanks to his flair for organisation, Baden—Powell is asked to create a mounted force with a combined military and police role, and will be answerable to the Commander—in—Chief and the civil High Commissio...