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1745 – 1813Mikhail Kutuzov (1745-1813)Died 28 April 1813, aged 67Kutuzov was the Russian field marshal who commanded Russian forces during Napoleon's disastrous 1812 invasion of Russia. His strategy of strategic retreat and attrition, culminating at Borodino, helped destroy the French army. He died of illness in Bunzlau, Prussia, while leading the pursuit of French forces into Germany.