▁same ▁place ▁as ▁before , ▁and ▁again ▁do ctors ▁fe ared ▁for ▁his ▁life . ▁However , ▁K ut uz ov ▁recovered , ▁though ▁his ▁right ▁eye ▁was ▁even ▁more ▁tw isted ▁than ▁before ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁even ▁worse ▁head - p ains . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 4 ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁major ▁general , ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 7 ▁governor - general ▁of ▁the ▁Crime a ; ▁and ▁under ▁Su vor ov , ▁whose ▁dis ci ple ▁he ▁became , ▁he ▁won ▁considerable ▁distinction ▁in ▁the ▁Rus so - T urk ish ▁War ▁( 1 7 8 7 – 1 7 9 2 ), ▁at ▁the ▁taking ▁of ▁O ch akov , ▁Od essa , ▁B ender , ▁and ▁Iz mail , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁batt les ▁of ▁R ym nik ▁( 1 7 8 9 ) ▁and ▁M ash in ▁( J uly ▁ 1 7 9 1 ). ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁lieutenant - general ▁( M arch ▁ 1 7 9 1 ) ▁and ▁success ively ▁occupied ▁the ▁positions ▁of ▁amb assador ▁at ▁Ist an bul , ▁governor - general ▁of ▁Finland , ▁command ant ▁of ▁the ▁corps ▁of ▁cad ets ▁at ▁Saint ▁Petersburg , ▁amb assador ▁at ▁Berlin , ▁and ▁governor - general ▁of ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁( 1 8 0 1 – 1 8 0 2 ). ▁ ▁K ut uz ov ▁was ▁a ▁favour ite ▁of ▁Ts ar ▁Paul ▁I ▁( re igned ▁ 1 7 9 6 – 1 8 0 1 ), ▁and