Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov-Smolensky 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
Portrait by Roman Volkov [ru]
Kutuzov between 1777 and 1780, the Pietro Rotari's copy of Karel Brož [ru]
M. I. Golenishchev-Kutuzov by G. Dawe. Hermitage Museum, Winter Palace, Military Gallery
Kutuzov before the Battle of Borodino. Lithograph by N. S. Samokish. 1912
The French invasion of Russia, also known as the Russian campaign, the Second Polish War, and in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812, was initiated by Napoleon with the aim of forcing the Russian Empi
Mikhail Kutuzov
…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…
IV corpo durante la campagna di Russia
Retreat of Napoleon Army from Moscow 1812