Statesmen
Mikhail Kutuzov
Military commander and diplomat
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- 1811–1813
Brought the Russo-Turkish War to an end with the Treaty of Bucharest in 1812. In August 1812 he took command of the Russian armies opposing Napoleon; after Borodino he preserved the army by abandoning Moscow and directed subsequent operations. He died early in the campaign beyond Russia's borders.
- Lifetime
- 1745–1813
- Role
- Commander-in-chief and field marshal
- Key period
- 1811–1813