Mikhail Kutuzov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Mikhail Kutuzov

Field Marshal of the Russian Empire

Date of Birth: 05-Sep-1745

Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg

Date of Death: 16-Apr-1813

Profession: military officer, diplomat

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Mikhail Kutuzov

  • Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov (Mikhail Illarion Golenishchev-Kutuzov Graf von Smolensk) (Russian: ????? ?????´? ???????´????? ??????´???-????´???; 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 one of the finest military officers and diplomats of Russia under the reign of three Romanov Tsars: Catherine II, Paul I and Alexander I.
  • His military career was closely associated with the rising period of Russia from the end of the 18th century to the beginning of the 19th century.
  • Kutuzov is considered to have been one of the best Russian generals.He was born in Saint Petersburg in 1745 to a family of Novgorod nobility.
  • His father was a Russian general and senator.
  • Kutuzov began military schooling at age 12 and joined the Imperial Russian Army in 1759.
  • Three years later Kutuzov became a company commander in the Astrakhan Infantry Regiment under Alexander Suvorov.
  • He took part in crushing the Polish Bar Confederation rebellion.
  • During the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774 he served in the staff of Pyotr Rumyantsev at Moldova for the battles of Larga and Kagul.
  • In July 1774 at Crimea, Kutuzov was severely wounded by a bullet that went through his temple and out near his right eye, which became permanently scarred.
  • He returned to Crimea in 1776 to assist Suvorov and conducted negotiations with the last Crimean khan Sahin Giray, convincing him to abdicate and submit to Russia. After Kutuzov became Governor-General of Crimea in 1787, the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–1792 began.
  • He was again severely wounded in 1788 during the Siege of Ochakov when a bullet was shot through both of his temples.
  • Kutuzov came back a year later, taking part in the Battle of Rymnik and Siege of Izmail.
  • Near the end of the war, he led a decisive charge at the Battle of Macin.
  • Kutuzov was on good terms with Tsar Paul, but had disputes with his successor Tsar Alexander.
  • In 1805, he led Russian forces alongside Austria during the Napoleonic Wars.
  • The allied Russo-Austrian army was defeated by Napoleon at the Battle of Austerlitz.
  • Alexander blamed Kutuzov and demoted him to Moldova for the Russo-Turkish War of 1806–1812.
  • Kutuzov vanquished a four-times larger Turkish army at Rousse and brought an end to the war with a decisive victory at the Battle of the Danube.
  • For his achievements, he was awarded the titles of count and prince. Kutuzov returned at the request of Alexander for the French invasion of Russia.
  • He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, succeeding Barclay de Tolly and continued his scorched earth policy up to Moscow.
  • Under Kutuzov's command, the Russian army faced the Grande Armée at the Battle of Borodino.
  • He allowed Napoleon to take an abandoned Moscow, which was set on fire.
  • Kutuzov counter-attacked once Napoleon retreated from Moscow, pushing the French out of the Russian homeland.
  • In recognition of this, Kutuzov was awarded the victory title of Prince Smolensky.
  • He stepped down from command due to deteriorating health soon after the French left Russia.
  • Kutuzov died in 1813 at Bunzlau and was buried at the Kazan Cathedral in Saint Petersburg.
  • Kutuzov was highly regarded in the works of Russian and Soviet historians.

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