Front:
SCOUTING PROCEDURE
ORIGINAL PRINTED ON SILK — 4" X 5"
OBVERSE (FRONT) SIDE
CARD 1 of 2
to be currica inside the head-dress.
MEMORANDA FOR
Cavalry Scouts and Vedettes,
BY
SCOUTS.
When scouting alone, or as one of the patrol always (1) notice the direction
in which you are to work (by compass, watch, sun, stars, wind, or landmarks);
(2) see that proper look-out is kept for enemy near and far, footprints or
dust clouds, and (3) remember your way back by noticing landmarks, making
marks, etc.
of escape.
BADEN POWELL:
MAJOR BADEN POWELL, 13th Hussars.
When ordered to report on any point, give the information about it as stated
below. Make your report, 1st, as short as if it were a telegram; 2nd, full of
information as for an officer who has never seen the object you are reporting on.
AMBUSH-Place for ambush should be near road, well-hldden, with line
BIVOUAC-Ditto, ditto, ditto.
BRIDGE-State material, length, breadth, height, parapet, number of
arebes, repairing materials.
of retreat.
BUILDING-State situation, height, size, material, roof, enclosures.
COUNTRY-State open, close, or wooded; flat, undulating, or hilly;
fences, cultivation.
ENEMY-State number, arm, what doing, whereabouts.
FERRY, FORD-State width, depth, bottom, banks, boats.
LAKE OR POND-State width and length, depth and boats.
LOOK-OUT-Note look-out places, good signalling stations, etc.
HILLS OR MOUNTAINS-State height, steepness, surface
POSITIONS for defence, open ground to front, cover for defendor's line
horses.
RAILWAY-State single or double, width, embanked or sung, sleepers etc.
RIVER OR STREAM-State width, depth, bottom, banks, current,
bridges, boats.
ROAD-State whether metalled, fenced, condition, width, surrounding
country.
STATIONS-State length and number of platforms, coal, water, rolling
stock, stores, telegraphs.
SUPPLIES-State amount of food, forage, cattle, crops, ovens, earts and
TELEGRAPH-Statenumber
of wires, height and material of posts.
TOWN OR VILLAGE-State size, situation, defensibility, large mild-
ings, supplies.
WATER--State how obtained, how much in dry weather, size of watering
places.
WOODS-State size, density, undergrowth, height of trees, roads through.
(OVER)
Back:
LIMITED EDITION of 2000
FROM PORTFOLIO NUMBER
1180
POST NG CARD
HERITAGE SERIES 9301 - CARD 1 of 6
"MEMORANDA FOR CAVALRY SCOUTS AND VEDETTES":(c. 1896)
printed on both sides of a small rectangular piece of linen 4" x 5". Headed
with the printed note- "To be carried inside the head-dress". This
postcard shows the obverse-side (front), and postcard 9301-2 shows
the reverse-side (back). A very rare item of Baden-Powell's momentous
army career in Africa.
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