Baden-Powell was sent to South Africa to fight the Anglo-Boer War, which threatened the British and Dutch settlers. BP and his soldiers were trapped by their enemy at a place in South Africa called “Mafeking,” the supply centre for the British. They were besieged without sufficient supplies of food, water and ammunition. To find assistance and supplies, BP had to be resourceful. He transported hidden messages inside of walking sticks. He used camouflage techniques to navigate the landscape unseen. He practiced these and other techniques with soldiers he named “Scouts.” When reinforcements eventually arrived, the siege had lasted for seven months. Yet during this time, none of his soldiers lost their lives from starvation or at the hand of the enemy.