▁Pl ate au , ▁K ut uz ov ▁st alled ▁for ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁possible ▁as ▁he ▁recogn ised ▁the ▁advantage ▁that ▁Napoleon ▁would ▁gain ▁from ▁this ▁high ▁ground . ▁ ▁Finally , ▁Alexander ▁forced ▁K ut uz ov ▁to ▁abandon ▁the ▁Pl ate au . ▁Napoleon ▁quickly ▁seized ▁the ▁r idge ▁and ▁broke ▁the ▁Al lied ▁lines ▁with ▁his ▁art illery ▁which ▁now ▁commanded ▁the ▁battle field ▁from ▁the ▁Pr at zen ▁Pl ate au . ▁ ▁The ▁battle ▁was ▁lost , ▁and ▁over ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁Rus si ans ▁were ▁killed . ▁ ▁K ut uz ov ▁was ▁put ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁organ ising ▁the ▁army ’ s ▁retre at ▁across ▁Hung ary ▁and ▁back ▁into ▁Russia ▁as ▁Alexander ▁was ▁overcome ▁by ▁gr ief . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁put ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁army ▁operating ▁against ▁the ▁Tur ks ▁in ▁the ▁Rus so - T urk ish ▁War , ▁ 1 8 0 6 – 1 8 1 2 . ▁Under standing ▁that ▁his ▁arm ies ▁would ▁be ▁badly ▁needed ▁in ▁the ▁up coming ▁war ▁with ▁the ▁French , ▁he ▁hast ily ▁brought ▁the ▁prolong ed ▁war ▁to ▁a ▁vict orious ▁end ▁and ▁concluded ▁the ▁prop it ious ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Buch ar est , ▁which ▁st ip ulated ▁the ▁incorpor ation ▁of ▁B ess arab ia ▁into ▁the ▁Russian ▁Empire . ▁ ▁Alexander ▁I ▁presented ▁to ▁M . ▁I . ▁K ut uz ov ▁his ▁portrait ▁ad orn ed ▁with ▁diam onds ▁for ▁the