Lacuzon (Old French: la cuzon, "disturbance") or Claude Prost (June 17, 1607 – December 21, 1681) was a Franc-Comtois leader.
He was born at Longchaumois (département of Jura).[1]
He gained his first military experience when the French invaded Burgundy in 1636, harrying the French troops from the castles of Montaigu and Saint-Laurent-la-Roche, and devastating the frontier districts of Bresse and Bugey with fire and sword (1640–1642). In the first invasion of Franche-Comté by Louis XIV in 1668 Lacuzon was unable to make any effective resistance, but he played an important part in Louis' second invasion.[2]
In 1673 he defended Salins for some time; after the capitulation of the town he took refuge in Italy. He died at Milan on December 21, 1681.[3]
References
- ^ Chisholm 1911, p. 56.
- ^ Chisholm 1911, pp. 56–57.
- ^ Chisholm 1911, p. 57.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Lacuzon". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 56–57.
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