Lacuzon (, "disturbance") or Claude Prost (June 17, 1607 – December 21, 1681) was a military leader from the

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. He was born at Longchaumois in what was then the County of Burgundy. He gained his first military experience when the

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invaded the County of Burgundy in 1636, harrying the French troops from the castles of Montaigu and Saint-Laurent-la-Roche, and devastating the frontier districts of

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and

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with fire and sword (1640–1642). In the first invasion of the County of Burgundy by

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in 1668 Lacuzon was unable to make any effective resistance, but he played an important part in Louis' second invasion. In 1673 he defended Salins for some time; after the capitulation of the town he took refuge in the

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. He died at

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on December 21, 1681.

References

* {{EB1911 article with no significant updates 1607 births 1681 deaths People from the County of Burgundy