▁of ▁Russia ▁from ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁to ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁K ut uz ov ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁Russian ▁gener als . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 5 ▁to ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁Nov gor od ▁nob ility . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁Russian ▁general ▁and ▁sen ator . ▁K ut uz ov ▁began ▁military ▁school ing ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 2 ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Russian ▁Army ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 9 . ▁Three ▁years ▁later ▁K ut uz ov ▁became ▁a ▁company ▁commander ▁in ▁the ▁A stra k han ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ▁under ▁Alexander ▁Su vor ov . ▁He ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁cr ushing ▁the ▁Polish ▁Bar ▁Confeder ation ▁re bell ion . ▁During ▁the ▁Rus so - T urk ish ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 7 6 8 – 1 7 7 4 ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁Py otr ▁Rum y ant se v ▁at ▁Mold ova ▁for ▁the ▁batt les ▁of ▁L arga ▁and ▁K ag ul . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 7 7 4 ▁at ▁Crime a , ▁K ut uz ov ▁was ▁sever ely ▁wounded ▁by ▁a ▁bullet ▁that ▁went ▁through ▁his ▁temple ▁and ▁out ▁near ▁his ▁right ▁eye , ▁which ▁became ▁perman ently ▁scar red . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Crime a ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 6 ▁to ▁assist ▁Su vor ov ▁and ▁conducted ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁the ▁last ▁Crime an