Question: when was the first boy scout troop organized

title: List of the oldest Scout groups
text: There are records of Boy Scouts and Scouting groups from 1900 . The Boys ' Brigade began its Scouting scheme in 1906 . Scouting is usually considered to have started on 1 August 1907 with a camp run by Robert Baden - Powell on Brownsea Island . Thereafter the publishers C. Arthur Pearson Limited and Baden - Powell began promoting Scouting in Britain , and Scouting for Boys was published , initially in six fortnightly installments from January 1908 and then in complete book form . The book was followed by The Scout magazine from April 1908 . Boys began forming Scout patrols and flooding the C. Arthur Pearson Limited 's Scout office and Baden - Powell with requests for assistance . 

Answer: answer: There are records of Boy Scouts and Scouting groups from 1900. Scouting is usually considered to have started on 1 August, 1907, with a camp run by Robert Baden-Powell on Brownsea Island.