Mikhail Kutuzov

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Mikhail Kutuzov was a prominent Russian field marshal best known for leading the Russian army against Napoleon during the French invasion of Russia in 1812.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Russian military commander
field marshal
human
allegiance Imperial Russian Army
awardReceived Order of St. Alexander Nevsky
Order of St. Andrew
Order of St. George
Order of St. Vladimir
commemoratedBy Kutuzovsky Prospekt in Moscow
monuments in Russia
portrayals in Russian literature
countryOfCitizenship Russian Empire
familyName Kutuzov
fieldOfWork military leadership
military strategy
givenName Mikhail
hasCauseOfFame defeat of Napoleon’s invasion of Russia
hasParticularSignificance Russian military history
history of the Napoleonic Wars
honorificTitle Prince of Smolensk
influenced Russian military doctrine
languageOfWorkOrName Russian
militaryRank Field Marshal of the Russian Empire
nativeLanguage Russian
notableEvent Battle of Austerlitz
Battle of Borodino
Battle of Maloyaroslavets
Battle of Ruschuk
Battle of Smolensk (1812)
notableFor defensive strategy against Napoleon
leadership of Russian army during French invasion of Russia in 1812
role in the Patriotic War of 1812
notableWork strategic withdrawal and scorched-earth tactics against Napoleon in 1812
occupation military officer
participantIn French invasion of Russia
Napoleonic Wars
Patriotic War of 1812
Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774)
Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792)
Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812)
portrayedIn War and Peace
positionHeld Governor-General of Lithuania
Governor-General of Saint Petersburg
commander-in-chief of the Russian army
member of the State Council of the Russian Empire
residence Moscow
Saint Petersburg
sexOrGender male


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