Kutusov, Mikhail Illarionovich
Kutusov, Mikhail Illarionovich (1745–1813) Russian general. Kutusov was supreme commander in the Napoleonic Wars. After the French abandoned Moscow in 1812, he forced them to retreat in winter, harrying them by guerrilla attack.
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