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Jan Grootboom was a Xhosa scout from the Eastern Cape, South Africa (often incorrectly referred to as a Zulu) who taught Robert Baden-Powell many of his scouting skills during the Matabele campaign.


Jan Grootboom was a Xhosa scout from the Eastern Cape, South Africa (often incorrectly referred to as a Zulu) who taught Robert Baden-Powell many of his scouting skills during the Matabele campaign.