[2] Various sources have attributed the origin of the handshake, as an ancient sign of bravery and respect, to Lord Baden-Powell's encounter after battle with Prempeh I, or to earlier published works by Ernest Thompson Seton.

Chief Kweku Andoh was the officer in the British Army that led the troops to Kumase when they captured Prempeh I and purportedly taught Baden-Powell how to scout in the jungle.

[2] The term itself was used as the title of a work by Hilary Saint George Saunders, The Left Handshake: The Boy Scout Movement during the War, 1939–1945[3], because of the extraordinary courage shown during those times.

B.-P. held out his right in return but the Chief said: "No, in my country the bravest of the brave shake with the left hand."

In this book are told some of the stories of courage and endurance shown by Scouts in many different countries during the war of 1939–45.