Camisado
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In military tactics, a camisado, or camisade, is a surprise attack occurring at night, or at daybreak, when the enemy are supposed to be asleep.
The word is said to have come about from an attack of this kind, in which, as a means to recognize one another, the attackers wore shirts, chemise or camise, over their armor. The term was very common in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Camisado has been erroneously applied to the shirt worn over armor during a night attack.
The term come from Spanish camisa (shirt): when the Tercio
had actions, (skirmishes) of around 50 men attacking at night with minimum equipment, only sword and dagger (although some soldiers could carry arquebus
or musket
), and they were dressed only with a white shirt, (thus the Spanish word :es:encamisada), in order to kill in silence as many enemies when they were sleeping. This has been perfectly reflected in the film Alatriste
, based on the main character of a series of novels written by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
, The Adventures of Captain Alatriste
.
The word is said to have come about from an attack of this kind, in which, as a means to recognize one another, the attackers wore shirts, chemise or camise, over their armor. The term was very common in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Camisado has been erroneously applied to the shirt worn over armor during a night attack.
The term come from Spanish camisa (shirt): when the Tercio
Tercio
The tercio was a Renaissance era military formation made up of a mixed infantry formation of about 3,000 pikemen, swordsmen and arquebusiers or musketeers in a mutually supportive formation. It was also sometimes referred to as the Spanish Square...
had actions, (skirmishes) of around 50 men attacking at night with minimum equipment, only sword and dagger (although some soldiers could carry arquebus
Arquebus
The arquebus , or "hook tube", is an early muzzle-loaded firearm used in the 15th to 17th centuries. The word was originally modeled on the German hakenbüchse; this produced haquebute...
or musket
Musket
A musket is a muzzle-loaded, smooth bore long gun, fired from the shoulder. Muskets were designed for use by infantry. A soldier armed with a musket had the designation musketman or musketeer....
), and they were dressed only with a white shirt, (thus the Spanish word :es:encamisada), in order to kill in silence as many enemies when they were sleeping. This has been perfectly reflected in the film Alatriste
Alatriste
Alatriste is a 2006 Spanish historical film directed by Agustín Díaz Yanes, based on the main character of a series of novels written by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, The Adventures of Captain Alatriste ....
, based on the main character of a series of novels written by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Arturo Pérez-Reverte Gutiérrez is a Spanish novelist and journalist. He worked as a war correspondent for twenty-one years . His first novel, El húsar, set in the Napoleonic Wars, was released in 1986. He is well known outside Spain for his "Alatriste" series of novels...
, The Adventures of Captain Alatriste
Captain Alatriste
Captain Alatriste is a series of novels by Spanish author Arturo Pérez-Reverte. It deals with the adventures of the title character, a Spanish soldier living in the 17th century.-Series:...
.
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