Mikhail Kutuzov
Also known as Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov
Field Marshal of the Russian Empire (1745–1813)
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Mikhail Kutuzov was a senior Russian military commander who lived from 1745 to 1813 and rose to the rank of Field Marshal, the highest military position in the Russian Empire. He is historically significant because he led Russian forces during major conflicts of his era, most notably commanding the army against Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812.
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Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov-Smolensky (Russian: Михаил Илларионович Голенищев-Кутузов-Смоленский; 16 September [O.S. 5 September] 1745 – 28 April [O.S. 16 April] 1813) was a field marshal of the Russian Empire. He served as a military officer and a diplomat under the reign of three Romanov monarchs: Empress Catherine II, and Emperors Paul I and Alexander I. Kutuzov was shot in the head twice while fighting the Turks (1774 and 1788) and survived the serious injuries seemingly against all odds. He defeated Napoleon as commander-in-chief using attrition warfare in the Patriotic War of 1812. For the Battle of Krasnoi against Napoleon, Kutuzov (or more correctly Golenishchev-Kutuzov) received the victory title of Smolensky to add to his surname; the word Smolensky literally means "of Smolensk". Alexander I, the incumbent Tsar during Napoleon's invasion, would write that he would be remembered amongst Europe's most famous commanders and that Russia would never forget his worthiness.
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1745 births1813 deathsAmbassadors of the Russian Empire to the Ottoman EmpireCommanders-in-chief of the Russian ArmyField marshals of the Russian EmpireFrench invasion of RussiaGovernors-general of KievGovernors-general of LithuaniaGovernors-general of Saint PetersburgGrand Crosses of the Military Order of Maria TheresaMembers of the State Council (Russian Empire)