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The Magnificent Spanish 1st Carlist War group of eight to Lieutenant-Colonel James Lynn, Royal Engineers (a) Order of Charles III, 2nd Class breast star, by G. Yraburo, Madrid, 69 x 65mm., silver, gold and enamels (b) Order of Charles III, 1st Class breast badge, 61 x 39mm., gold and enamels, with gold brooch bar (c) Order of Isabella the Catholic, Commander’s neck badge, 69 x 50mm., gold and enamels (d) Order of Isabella the Catholic, Knight’s breast badge, 65 x 45mm., gold and enamels, with gold brooch bar (e) Royal and Military Order of St. Ferdinand, 1st Class set of insignia, breast badge without wreath, 47 x 36mm., gold and enamel, with gold brooch bar, some enamel damage; and breast cross without wreath, 56 x 56mm., silver-gilt and enamel (f) Medal for Irun 1837, by G. Yraburo, Madrid, 53 x 27mm., gold and enamel, with gold brooch bar, a superb example (g) Cross for Morella 1840, 35mm., 52 x 35mm., gold and enamel, with gold brooch bar (h) A mounted set of five miniature dress medals: Order of Charles III; Medal for Irun 1837; Order of St. Ferdinand; Cross for Morella 1840; Order of Isabella the Catholic, all in gold and enamels and suspended from a gold brooch bar, the medals and miniatures set in a contemporary fitted glass-fronted case, this complete with lock and key, superb quality insignia, except where stated generally extremely fine and rare thus (13) £3000-4000 Footnote James Lynn was born in Wickham Market, Suffolk on 8 August 1804. He entered into the Cadet Company of the Royal Engineers as a 2nd Lieutenant on 22 September 1826. Promoted 1st Lieutenant on 13 November 1831, he served as British Commissioner at the Headquarters of the Spanish Army from 1837 to 1840. In this capacity he was present at many of the actions of the 1st Carlist War (1834-40). The war had been precipitated by King Ferdinand IV, who, before his death had designated his infant daughter Isabella as his successor, under the regency of his widow, Queen Maria Christina, so depriving his brother, Carlos of the succession, which would have otherwise been his by Salic law. In 1834 Carlos led a revolution against the regency forces. Britain, France and Portugal actively supported the Regency Government of Isabella II. A mercenary force, the ‘Spanish Legion’, was recruited in Britain, led by Sir George de Lacy Evans, it was heavily involved in actions against the rebels. As British Commissioner at Spanish Army H.Q., Lynn was present at the storming of Irun, 16-17 May 1837, for which he was awarded a medal and the Order of St. Ferdinand; the action of Cuedovia, 29 May 1837; the battle of Reluerta, 5 October 1837; the battle of Huerta-del-Rey, 14 October 1837; the action at the Lines of Medianas, 30 January 1838, for which he was awarded the Order of Isabella the Catholic, Knight’s badge; the battle of Penacerrada, 28 June 1838, for which he was promoted in the Order of Isabella the Catholic, to Commander; the action of Romales, 8 May 1839; the action of Guardamino, 11 May 1839; the attack and capture of Morella, 19-30 May 1840, for which he was awarded a cross, and the attack and capture of Berga in Catalonia, 4 July 1840. He was additionally awarded the Order of Charles III, 1st Class for service at the action of Valladolid and was subsequently promoted in the Order to 2nd Class. Returning from Spain in August 1843, he was promoted 2nd Captain on 1 May 1843 and received the brevet of Major on 28 July 1843. He was then posted on special service to Prussia, from July 1844 to June 1846. Promoted Captain in the Royal Engineers on 26 January 1847, he was then posted on special service to Portugal, from April to September 1847. Lynn retired with full pay on 11 November 1850 and received the brevet of Lieutenant-Colonel on 28 November 1854. He died at Wickham Market on 12 November 1878. Sold with original and certified ‘Statement of Services’ - this in a fragile state. Also with a receipt to ‘Miss Lynn’ for the production of the case by Messrs. Loewens