8. The division returned by rail to Athies sur Laon on July 22. From there it marched to Mousey sur Aisne by stages and then in trucks to Mareuil en Dole on July 25. BATTLE OF THE MARNE, VESLE, AISNE. 9. The division was engaged July 27 southeast of Fere en Tardenois. It fell back toward Fismes on August 1–2, from where it was shifted into the Courlandon-Breuil sector, which it held from August 14 to the beginning of September. On the 5th it moved to the south of Glennes, remaining there until the 30th, when it fell back across the canal. The division was relieved on October 2, but turned back to line on the 5th to cover the retreat near Benu au Bac. On the 7th it went to rest for a week. ARDENNES. 10. Reengaged west of Chateau Porcien from October 14 to November 5. The 93d Regiment was mentioned in the German communique of November 2 as fighting especially well. In the retreat the division passed through Renneville and Rubigny, where it was last identified on November 11. VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE. The division was always regarded as a first-class fighting division, although the losses on the Somme in March and the setback on the Oise in June lowered its value. Constant fighting impaired the morale and kept the effectives low, but the division was always to be included in the first-class divisions. 4th Division. COMPOSITION. ─────────────┬───────────────────┬───────────────────┬─────────────────── │ 1914 │ 1915 │ 1916 ─────────────┼─────────┬─────────┼─────────┬─────────┼─────────┬───────── │Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment. ─────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼───────── Infantry. │7. │14. │7. │14. │7. │14. │ │149. │ │149. │ │149. │8. │49. │8. │49. │8. │49. │ │140. │ │140. │ │140. ─────────────┼─────────┴─────────┼─────────┴─────────┼─────────┴───────── Cavalry. │12 Drag. Rgt. (v. │12 Drag. Regt. │ │ Arnim). │ │ ─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────────────── Artillery. │4 Brig.: │4 Brig.: │4 Brig.: │ 17 F. A. Rgt. │ 17 F. A. Rgt. │ 17 F. A. Rgt. │ 53 F. A. Rgt. │ 53 F. A. Rgt. │ 53 F. A. Rgt. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────────────── Engineers and│ │1 Pion. Btn. No. 2:│1 Pion. Btn. No. 2: Liaisons. │ │ │