4th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)

4th Division 4th Infantry Division 4th Armoured Division
Shoulder sleeve insignia of the 4th Division, 1995 onwards
Active	1809–2012
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Engagements	Napoleonic Wars Battle of Talavera Battle of Albuera Battle of Badajoz Battle of Salamanca Battle of Roncesvalles Battle of Vittoria Battle of the Pyrenees Battle of Orthez Battle of Toulouse Battle of Waterloo Crimean War Battle of Alma Battle of Inkerman Battle of Balaclava Second Boer War Siege of Ladysmith Battle of Bergendal First World War Western Front Battle of Le Cateau Battle of the Marne Retreat from Mons First Battle of the Aisne First Battle of Ypres Battle of Messines Capture of Hill 60 Second Battle of Ypres Battle of Albert Battle of Le Transloy Battle of the Somme Battle of Arras First Battle of the Scarpe Second Battle of the Scarpe Battle of Polygon Wood Battle of Broodseinde Battle of Poelcapelle Battle of Passchendaele Second Battle of the Somme Battle of the Lys Battle of the Scarpe Battle of Drocourt-Quéant Line Battle of the Canal du Nord Battle of the Selle Battle of Valenciennes Second World War Western Front Battle of France Italian campaign Trasimene Line Gothic Line Battle of Monte Cassino
Insignia
First World War
c. 1939–1990s

The 4th Infantry Division was a regular infantry division of the British Army with a very long history, seeing active service in the Peninsular War and Waterloo Campaign, the Crimean and Boer Wars and both World Wars. It was disbanded after the Second World War and reformed in the 1950s as an armoured formation before being disbanded and reformed again and finally disbanded on 1 January 2012.