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    Posted: 22-Oct-2011 at 20:59

During the Boer War, Robert Baden-Powell did a bit of spying disguised as a butterfly-collector. The pattern on the wings of the "butterflies" he sketched actually marked out Boer fortifications and gun emplacements. Other sketches of fortresses were disguised as leaves and even an intricate stained-glass window
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Here's another "butterfly," actually a fort built into the high ground
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  Quote Nick1986 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24-Oct-2011 at 19:17
The text of Baden Powell's life as a spy can be found here . He was a remarkable individual, despite fighting on the side of the aggressors
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