stood at nearly 2 metres tall, hulking over the rest of the men of the regiment. Dmitry Neverovsky was well-known for his focus on the health of his soldiers and their food, and genuinely cared about the soldiers under him. After discovering the high desertion rates of two companies of the regiment, he ousted the officers, believing them to be cruel, as he was subscribed to the idea that Russian soldiers could only desert if the officers were crude, unjust and altogether too harsh. During his time in the regiment, he opened a regimental school to teach the NCOs to read and write. Part of his contributions to the regiment were improving its accuracy, as he would often host firing drills, partake in them, and would personally see to it that the men maintained their muskets well. While fighting during the French invasion of Russia, after marching to the Western border 10 days after the wars' start, he was assigned to Bagration's 2nd Western Army and was commander of the 27th Infantry Division, which he had helped organise in the last months of the year prior. Seeing that a French assault upon Smolensk would be disastrous without reinforcements, he ordered Neverovsky to stand his ground near Krasnoi, causing the First Battle of Krasnoi. Dmitry Neverovsky was able to successfully delay Marshal Ney, and the battle of Smolensk would start 2 days later. During the course of the Battle of Borodino, his 27th infantry division fought fiercely within the defensive works of "Bagration's Fleches", suffering a casualty rate of a little under 60% of the division's total numbers. Despite being injured, he remained with his men on the field. For his contributions, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-General. He would then go on to fight at the battle of Leipzig, where he obtained the wound that would end him. Death Serving under General Fabian Osten-Sacken's Corps, Neverovsky fought at the battle of Leipzig. During the course of which, a musket ball would shatter his leg, and gangrene would begin to set in. 14 days after the battle of Leipzig, Dmitry Neverovsky would die at Halle, on the 2nd of November. Originally, he was buried at Halle, but his body was moved to Borodino in 1912. Monuments General Dmitry Neverovsky's grave is located in Borodino's fields. References 1771 births 1813 deaths Russian commanders of the Napoleonic Wars Imperial Russian Army