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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 term comes from Spanish ''camisa'' (shirt): when the Tercio had actions (skirmishes) of around fifty 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 is reflected in the film ''Alatriste'', based on the main character of ''The Adventures of Captain Alatriste'' (), a series of novels written by Arturo Pérez-Reverte. ==Notable camisados== * On 9 October 1544, French forces under the Dauphin assaulted Boulogne by night, but were ultimately unsuccessful. * On 14 October 1758, General Daun surprised Frederick the Great in the Battle of Hochkirch. * On 26 December 1776, General George Washington and his Continental Army swiftly defeated the Hessians in the Battle of Trenton. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Camisado」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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