Adolf or Adolfo Loning was a German official and writer who served as a lieutenant in the Guardia Real of

Ferdinand VII of Spain Ferdinand VII (; 14 October 1784 – 29 September 1833) was Monarchy of Spain, King of Spain during the early 19th century. He reigned briefly in 1808 and then again from 1813 to his death in 1833. Before 1813 he was known as ''el Deseado'' (t ...

during the 1830s. Travelling to Spain, he enlisted in the

Carlist Carlism (; ; ; ) is a Traditionalism (Spain), Traditionalist and Legitimist political movement in Spain aimed at establishing an alternative branch of the Bourbon dynasty, one descended from Infante Carlos María Isidro of Spain, Don Carlos, ...

army commanded by

Tomás de Zumalacárregui Tomás de Zumalacárregui e Imaz (Basque language, Basque: Tomas Zumalakarregi Imatz; 29 December 178824 June 1835), known among his troops as "Uncle Tomás", was a Spaniards, Spanish Basques, Basque officer who led the Carlism, Carlist faction ...

- in his own memoirs, he states "I was the first German to enlist"

Works

* ''Die Fueros des Königreiches Navarra und der Baskischen Provinzen Alava, Biscaya und Guipuzcoa''. Helmingsche Hofbuchhandlung, Hannover, 1843 * ''Das spanische Volk in seinen Ständen, Sitten und Gebräuchen mit Episoden aus dem Karlistischen Erbfolgekriege'' (''El pueblo español en sus clases, costumbres y usos con episodios de la guerra de sucesión carlista''). Verlag der Hanschen Hofbuchhandlung. Hannover, 1844

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Loning, Adolfo Carlists Military personnel of the First Carlist War