Camisado


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 : when the Tercio had actions of around fifty men attacking at night with minimum equipment, only sword and dagger, and they were dressed only with a white shirt, in order to kill in silence as many enemies as possible while 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