On the verge of being surrounded when the relief force arrived , they would have been quickly overrun had the VC succeeded .
Although D Company had initially been protected by indirect fire , the mobility and firepower of the cavalry proved decisive .
On the verge of being surrounded when the relief force arrived , D Company would have been quickly overrun had the VC succeeded .
Although D Company had initially been protected by indirect fire , the mobility and firepower of the cavalry proved decisive .