Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov-Smolensky (16 September 1745 - 28 April 1813) was a field marshal of the Russian Empire, best known as the commander-in-chief who defeated Napoleon's invading Grande Armee in the Patriotic War of 1812 through a strategy of attrition and strategic withdrawal. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Mikhail Kutuzov commanded Russian forces through the Napoleonic Wars, including the 1812 campaign that broke Napoleon's invasion of Russia
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Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov-Smolensky ... 16 September [O.S. 5 September] 1745 - 28 April [O.S. 16 April] 1813) was a field marshal of the Russian Empire.
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16 September [O.S. 5 September] 1745
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28 April [O.S. 16 April] 1813
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Russian Empire
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was a field marshal of the Russian Empire
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