Video: Mikhail Kutuzov: legendary commander with an eye patch he didn't even wear
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
When it comes to the legendary commander Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov, his image immediately comes to mind with an eye patch, which he actually did not wear. Bullets twice passed near Kutuzov's eyes, and the wounds were supposed to be fatal, but the commander was lucky enough to survive. Colleagues believed that great things were destined for Kutuzov.
A good start to the career of the future commander was given by Abram Petrovich Hannibal (arap of Peter the Great), when he was still in school. The talented student was presented to the court of Peter III, which determined his further destiny.
Kutuzov was not deprived of a sense of humor. He was very good at parodies. Once the future commander among his colleagues parodied Pyotr Alexandrovich Rumyantsev, who did not appreciate the joke. For this, Kutuzov was transferred to the Crimean army. It was then in the Russian-Turkish war in 1774 that he received his first eye injury. The bullet pierced the left temple, nasopharynx and flew out from the other side. The wound was considered fatal, but Kutuzov was lucky enough to survive and save an eye. The second wound associated with the eyes, he received 13 years later. Eyewitnesses told of a through wound from one temple to another slightly behind the eyes. The bullet passed literally in a hair from the brain, "one eye was slightly squinted." There was no limit to the amazement of the doctors, and the soldiers, all as one, saw God's providence in this. By the way, the bandage, which is considered an integral attribute of Kutuzov, he practically never wore in his life. It was an invention of the directors in the films about the commander.
Among the numerous battles, Kutuzov had a chance to fight alongside Suvorov in the legendary assault on the Turkish fortress of Izmail. After the first unsuccessful siege, Kutuzov wanted to retreat, but Suvorov replied to him that he had already reported to Petersburg about the capture of the fortress and the appointment of Mikhail Illarionovich as commandant of Izmail. The next attack was successful, and the fortress was taken.
By 1793, Kutuzov was appointed ambassador to Constantinople. There, Mikhail Illarionovich has Sultan Selim III and Serasker Ahmed Pasha with his upbringing and diplomatic talent. It was rumored that Kutuzov even managed to visit his harem with the permission of the Sultan, which was generally unacceptable for other men and was punishable by death.
When the question arose about the appointment of a commander-in-chief in the war of 1812, the highest ranks nominated Kutuzov. Emperor Alexander I, who did not really favor the commander, nevertheless gave his highest permission, specifying at the same time that he was washing his hands. Death from a cold overtook the brilliant commander on April 5, 1813 in the Prussian town of Bunzlau. the event under study. Little-known facts about the Patriotic war of 1812 will allow you to look at some historical events in a different way.
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