7 7 ▁by ▁Lieutenant ▁Frederick ▁Car r ington . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁H lob ane ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁March ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁his ▁unit ▁acted ▁as ▁the ▁re arg u ard ▁and ▁ 2 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 6 ▁members ▁were ▁killed . ▁D ' Ar cy ▁was ▁recommended ▁for ▁the ▁V C ▁by ▁Ev ely n ▁Wood ▁for ▁going ▁back ▁to ▁save ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁wounded ▁men ▁in ▁the ▁descent ▁of ▁Dev il ' s ▁Pass ; ▁the ▁award ▁was ▁not ▁approved ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁volunte er ▁and ▁not ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁imperial ▁forces . ▁Five ▁other ▁awards ▁were ▁approved , ▁including ▁to ▁Colonel ▁Red vers ▁Bull er ; ▁he ▁had ▁res cu ed ▁D ' Ar cy ▁who ▁was ▁ret iring ▁on ▁foot ▁and ▁carrying ▁him ▁on ▁his ▁horse , ▁while ▁hot ly ▁purs ued ▁by ▁Z ulus . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁K amb ula ▁on ▁the ▁following ▁day , ▁the ▁Front ier ▁Light ▁Hor se ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁purs uit ▁of ▁the ▁retre ating ▁Z ulu ▁forces . ▁Captain ▁D ' Ar cy ▁wrote ▁in ▁a ▁letter ▁published ▁in ▁The ▁Natal ▁Mercur y ▁in ▁April ▁that ▁they ▁" follow ed ▁them ▁for ▁eight ▁miles , ▁but ch ering ▁the ▁br utes ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁place . ▁I ▁told ▁the ▁men , ▁' No ▁quarter , ▁boys , ▁and ▁remember ▁yesterday '. ▁And ▁they ▁did ▁knock ▁them ▁about , ▁killing ▁them ▁all ▁over ▁the