Miquelet (militia)

A reenactor dressed as a miquelet of the Regiment Vilar i Ferrer, War of the Spanish Succession

Miquelets or Micalets (Catalan pronunciation: [mikəˈlɛts]; Spanish: Migueletes) were irregular Catalan and Valencian mountain light troops. They enjoyed a certain prominence in the wars in the Iberian Peninsula during the 17th and 18th centuries, and in peace seem to have on occasion plundered travellers.[1]

  1. ^ Chisholm 1911, p. 566.