evidence: Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov was born in St. Petersburg on September 5(16), 1747. The display includes the noble blazon of the Golenishchev-Kutuzovs. The progenitor of the family, a certain Gavriil, distinguished himself as early as the first half of the 13th century. He started his service in the detachment of Aleksandr Nevsky and showed bravery in battles against Swedes on the Neva and the Izhora. [...] Upon finishing two Russian-Turkish wars Kutuzov was a holder of six orders, a decorated general known through all the Russian army. The foresight of Empress Catherine II, who saw the future of a great general in him, gradually came true. [...] On April 1, 1811, Kutuzov was appointed commander of the Moldavian army. This period brought him special fame as an outstanding commander. Because of the threat of Napoleon’s invasion, 5 divisions from the Moldavian army were sent to the western border of Russia. Kutuzov was in less favorable conditions than his predecessors and had to achieve victory over the Turkish army twice outnumbering his forces and in more compressed terms. Experienced in the art of war vizier Akhmet-Aga undertook the offensive on Rushchuk, where the battle took place on July 22, 1811. However, 60‑thousand Turkish troops suffered defeat at the hands of the 15‑thousand strong Russian army. Close assistants of Kutuzov, P. K. Essen, A. L. Voinov and A. F. Langeron, played a decisive role in the battle.