the most famous south pole expedition is perhaps the one that failed badly. this was the british expedition (not just uk, it included people from the british empire, who at that time were considered british citizens) led by robert falcon scott. scott and four other men, dragging their equipment on sledges, had hoped to be first to the pole. when they arrived, they saw a norwegian flag. a letter left for scott showed that amundsen and his men had beaten them by a month, by using dogs to pull their sledges.