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Kutuzov takes command before the battle
- When
- 29 August 1812
- Where
- Tsaryovo-Zaymishche
- Part of
- Battle of Borodino
Kutuzov was appointed commander-in-chief on the 17th (month not stated) and joined the army on 29 August 1812 at Tsaryovo-Zaymishche, ahead of Borodino.
After Barclay de Tolly's retreat strategy, Kutuzov was appointed commander-in-chief on the 17th; the cited passage gives no month for the appointment. He joined the army on 29 August 1812 at Tsaryovo-Zaymishche, where Russians supported his appointment. This placed him in command of the Russian army shortly before the clash near Borodino on 7 September 1812.
Sources
- Mikhail Kutuzov Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16
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