The British Boy Scouts and British Girl Scouts Association (BBS & BGS Association; also known as The Brotherhood of British Scouts) is an early Scouting organisation, having begun as the Battersea Boy Scouts in 1908. The organization was renamed as the British Boy Scouts and launched as a national organization on 24 May 1909. In association with other scout organizations, the BBS formed the National Peace Scouts in 1910. The BBS instigated the first international Scouting organization, the World Scouts in 1911.
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