4th Royal Bavarian Division

4th Royal Bavarian Division (*4. Königlich Bayerische Division*); from August 2, 1914, 4th Bavarian Infantry Division (*4. Bayerische Infanterie-Division*)
4th Royal Bavarian Division (4. Königlich Bayerische Division); from August 2, 1914, 4th Bavarian Infantry Division (4. Bayerische Infanterie-Division)
Active	1815–1919
Country	Bavaria, German Empire
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry (in peacetime included cavalry)
Size	Approximately 19,500 (on mobilisation in 1914)
Part of	II Royal Bavarian Corps ; (II. Kgl. Bayer. Armeekorps)
Garrison/HQ	Würzburg
Engagements	Austro-Prussian War; Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Weissenburg; Battle of Wörth; Battle of Sedan; Siege of Paris; World War I: Battle of the Frontiers; Race to the Sea; First Battle of Ypres; Second Battle of Artois; Battle of Loos; Battle of the Somme; Battle of Messines (1917); Battle of Passchendaele; Meuse-Argonne Offensive;

The 4th Royal Bavarian Division was a unit of the Royal Bavarian Army which served alongside the Prussian Army as part of the Imperial German Army. The division was formed on November 27, 1815, as an Infantry Division of the Würzburg General Command (Infanterie-Division des Generalkommandos Würzburg). It was called the 4th Army Division between 1822 and 1848, again between 1851 and 1859, and again from 1869 to 1872. It was called the 4th Infantry Division from 1848 to 1851 (as well as during wartime) and was named the Würzburg General Command from 1859 to 1869. From April 1, 1872, until mobilization for World War I, it was the 4th Division. In Bavarian sources, it was not generally referred to as a "Royal Bavarian" division, as this was considered self-evident, but outside Bavaria, this designation was used for it, and other Bavarian units, to distinguish them from similarly numbered Prussian units. The division was headquartered in Würzburg. The division was part of the II Royal Bavarian Army Corps.

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