▁after ▁that ▁em peror ' s ▁murder ▁he ▁was ▁tempor arily ▁out ▁of ▁favour ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁monarch ▁Alexander ▁I , ▁though ▁he ▁remained ▁loyal . ▁ ▁Napole onic ▁Wars ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 5 ▁K ut uz ov ▁commanded ▁the ▁Russian ▁corps ▁which ▁opposed ▁Napoleon ' s ▁advance ▁on ▁Vienna . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁e ve ▁of ▁Aust er l itz , ▁K ut uz ov ▁tried ▁to ▁conv ince ▁the ▁Al lied ▁gener als ▁of ▁the ▁necessity ▁of ▁waiting ▁for ▁rein for c ements ▁before ▁facing ▁Napoleon . ▁ ▁Alexander ▁believed ▁that ▁waiting ▁to ▁eng age ▁Napoleon ’ s ▁forces ▁would ▁be ▁seen ▁as ▁cow ard ly . ▁ ▁K ut uz ov ▁quickly ▁real ised ▁that ▁he ▁no ▁longer ▁had ▁any ▁power ▁with ▁Alexander ▁and ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁chief ▁of ▁staff ▁General - M aj or ▁Franz ▁von ▁W ey ro ther . ▁When ▁he ▁asked ▁Alexander ▁where ▁he ▁planned ▁to ▁move ▁a ▁unit ▁of ▁troops , ▁he ▁was ▁told ▁" That ' s ▁none ▁of ▁your ▁business ." ▁ ▁K ut uz ov ▁pret ended ▁to ▁sleep ▁throughout ▁the ▁battle ▁planning ▁session ▁as ▁he ▁fe ared ▁that ▁Alexander ▁would ▁bl ame ▁him ▁for ▁the ▁in ev itable ▁defeat . ▁ ▁K ut uz ov ▁was ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁battle ▁of ▁Aust er l itz ▁on ▁ 2 ▁December ▁ 1 8 0 5 . ▁ ▁Though ▁Alexander ’ s ▁orders ▁made ▁it ▁clear ▁that ▁the ▁Rus si ans ▁should ▁move ▁off ▁the ▁strateg ic ▁Pr at zen