▁k han ▁ Ş ah in ▁Gi ray , ▁convin cing ▁him ▁to ▁ab d icate ▁and ▁submit ▁to ▁Russia . ▁ ▁After ▁K ut uz ov ▁became ▁Governor - General ▁of ▁Crime a ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 7 , ▁the ▁Rus so - T urk ish ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 7 8 7 – 1 7 9 2 ▁began . ▁He ▁was ▁again ▁sever ely ▁wounded ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 8 ▁during ▁the ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁O ch akov ▁when ▁a ▁bullet ▁was ▁shot ▁through ▁both ▁of ▁his ▁tem ples . ▁K ut uz ov ▁came ▁back ▁a ▁year ▁later , ▁taking ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁R ym nik ▁and ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁Iz mail . ▁Near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁led ▁a ▁decis ive ▁charge ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁M ă cin . ▁K ut uz ov ▁was ▁on ▁good ▁terms ▁with ▁Ts ar ▁Paul , ▁but ▁had ▁disput es ▁with ▁his ▁successor ▁Ts ar ▁Alexander . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 5 , ▁he ▁led ▁Russian ▁forces ▁alongside ▁Austria ▁during ▁the ▁Napole onic ▁Wars . ▁The ▁al lied ▁Rus so - A ust rian ▁army ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Napoleon ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Aust er l itz . ▁Alexander ▁bl amed ▁K ut uz ov ▁and ▁dem oted ▁him ▁to ▁Mold ova ▁for ▁the ▁Rus so - T urk ish ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 0 6 – 1 8 1 2 . ▁K ut uz ov ▁van qu ished ▁a ▁four - times