11. The Carlists , therefore conferred honourary ranks upon several correspondents, Stephens included. 12. In case of the Carlists negotiations produced a schism. 13. During November 1836 he again forced the Carlists to end the siege of Bilbao. 14. In 1833 he took part in Queen Christina's army against the Carlists . 15. The Carlists supported return to an absolute monarchy. 16. After Luchana, Espartero's government forces successfully drove the Carlists back northward. 17. Chapelgorris and British troops captured by the Carlists were often tortured or immediately executed. 18. Serving the battalion as an officer soon became considered an honor by the Carlists . 19. From 1859 to 1860, he served in Africa obtaining the rank of Carlists . 20. The two are active Traditionalists, the latter leading the sixtinos Carlists since 2010.
