Hossegor, a picturesque spot in the forest of the Landes in south-west France, has a name which puzzles visitors, for it is strangely un-French. It comes from the words Horse Guards, because the British Horse Guards of Wellington had their camp here in 1814.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 November 1938, Page 8
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