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. [1] 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. [2] The term camisado has also been erroneously applied to the shirt worn over armor during a night attack.

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Notable camisades

• On 9 October, 1544, French forces under the Dauphin assault Boulogne by night, but are ultimately unsuccessful.
• On 14 October, 1758, General Daun surprise Frederick the Great in the Battle of Hochkirch.
• On 26 December, 1776, General George Washington and his Continental Army swiftly defeat the Hessians in the Battle of Trenton.

Quotations

“ For I this day will lead the forlorn hope,
The camisado shall be given by me.”

In music

• Alternative rock band Panic at the Disco have a song named Camisado about guitarist Ryan Ross's father's struggle with alcoholism on their album A Fever You Can't Sweat Out.
• Alternative - Screamo Baltimore-based band Camisado's song Rogue Summers Must Die quotes "We are Camisado, sleep well tonight." This is found on their EP, We're Waiting

References

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2. "Camisado". ''Oxford English Dictionary''. Oxford University Press. 2nd edition. 1989.