Laon.
2. On the 26th the division came into line south of Laon, relieving the 75th Reserve Division. It was engaged about Chevregny, Chavignon, and Urcil until May 27.
3. It did not advance in the Aisne offensive. The attacking divisions passed through, and it was withdrawn and transported to Lorraine at the beginning of June.
Battle of St. Mihiel.
It entered the line in the Woevre in the Combres Les Eparges sector about the 1st of June and continued to hold the front until the armistice. In the American attack on the St. Mihiel salient the division lost about 800 men, principally prisoners. It was pushed back to Champlon and Marcheville, which sector it held until November 11.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as a fourth-class division. It was an inferior sector-holding unit of mediocre morale.
14th Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 27. | 16. | 27. | 16. | 79. | 16. | 79. | 16. | 79. | 16. |
| 53. | 53. | 56. | 56. | 56. | ||||||
| 79. | 56. | 79. | 56. | 57. | 57. | 57. | ||||
| 57. | 57. | |||||||||
| Cavalry. | 16 Uhlan Rgt. (3 Sqns.) | 4 Sqn. 16 Uhlan Rgt. | 4 Sqn. 16 Uhlan Rgt. | 5 Sqn. 16 Uhlan Rgt. | ||||||
| Artillery. | 14 Brig.: | 14 Brig.: | 14 Brig.: | 14 Art. Command: | 14 Art. Command: | |||||
| 7 F. A. Rgt. | 7 F. A. Rgt. | 7 F. A. Rgt. | 43 F. A. Rgt. | 43 F. A. Rgt. | ||||||
| 43 F. A. Rgt. | 43 F. A. Rgt. | 43 F. A. Rgt. | 1 Abt. 21 Ft. A. Rgt. (1 and 3 Btries.). | |||||||
| 8 Trench Gun Detch. | 1216 Light Am. Col. | |||||||||
| 1218 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 1222 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 1 Pion. Btn. No. 7: | 1 Pion. Btn. No. 7: | 122 Pion. Btn.: | 124 Pion. Btn.: | ||||||
| Field Co. 7 Pions. | 2 Co. 7 Pions. | 3 Co. 7 Pions. | 3 Co. 7 Pions. | |||||||
| 14 Pont. Engrs. | 1 Co. 7 Pions. | 5 Co. 7 Pions. | 5 Co. 7 Pions. | |||||||
| 14 Tel. Detch. | 14 T. M. Co. | 14 T. M. Co. | 14 T. M. Co. | |||||||
| 14 Pont. Engs. | 295 Searchlight Section. | 218 Searchlight Section. | ||||||||
| 14 Tel. Detch. | 14 Tel. Detch. | 14 Signal Command: | ||||||||
| 14 Tel. Detch. | ||||||||||
| 14 Wireless Detch. | ||||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 18 Ambulance Co. | 18 Ambulance Co. | ||||||||
| 66 Field Hospital. | 66 Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| 71 Field Hospital. | 71 Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| Vet. Hospital. | 14 Vet. Hospital. | |||||||||
| Transports. | 547 M. T. Col. | 547 M. T. Col. | ||||||||
| Attached. | 68 M. G. S. S. Detch. | |||||||||