Camisado

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.

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

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.

Quotations

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.

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