page_title: Miquelet (militia)
section_title: In specific wars
hierarchical_section_title: Miquelet (militia) / In specific wars
caption_attribution_description: English: Miquelet assaluting a french trench. Reenactor of Miquelets de Catalunya
context_page_description: Miquelets or Micalets 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.
context_section_description: The Miquelets were active during the Catalan secessionist revolt of 1640 (Catalan: Guerra dels Segadors, "War of the Reapers")
  In the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714), most of the Miquelets fought on the Austriacist side; they became part of the Army of Catalonia, in 1713, and continued the struggle against the French claimant Philip, Duke of Anjou (Philip V) until long after the peace.
  During the Peninsular War, the Miquelets successfully harassed the French occupiers in the mountains of Catalonia, sometimes even participating in operations in large bodies, such as in the Siege of Girona (1809) and other operations around Girona in 1808 and 1809.
  Miquelet was a sobriquet used by Catalan soldiers on both sides of these and other wars; the French raised Catalan troops in 1689 in the Revolt of the Barretines, as well as in 1808 in the Peninsular War.
caption: Miquelet assaulting a French trench. Reenactor of Miquelets de Catalunya
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