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Chris -- 2018-04-11
This may be nothing but mangled French, but there is at least a traditional connection between horses and combat. Moreover, a cavalryman will be, if not hors de combat, at least mounted several feet above and out of the plane of battle. Examples:
Earlier, South Africa had to draft in Andrew Hall as a replacement for Jacques Kallis whose back flared up and rendered him horse de combat for the tie.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/937865.cms
As the French says, this is a out-and-out case of horse de combat.
books.google.com/books?id=4IZsRI6_qEIC
It was adopted to facilitate access of relief workers to the wounded and sick soldiers who are horse de combat, and other victims of war …
www.kanglaonline.com/index.php?template=kshow&kid=861
The Irish jockey has been horse de combat for some weeks now, but nothing assists recuperation better than the tantalising prospect of hooking up …
findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20031112/ai_n12727526
The Article included provisions that civilians in war zone and wounded and horse de combat need to be protected …
www.nepalnews.com.np/contents/2007/engl … ional2.php
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