▁larger ▁Turkish ▁army ▁at ▁R ous se ▁and ▁brought ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁war ▁with ▁a ▁decis ive ▁victory ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Dan ube . ▁For ▁his ▁achiev ements , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁titles ▁of ▁count ▁and ▁prince . ▁ ▁K ut uz ov ▁returned ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁Alexander ▁for ▁the ▁French ▁invasion ▁of ▁Russia . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁Commander - in - Ch ief , ▁succeed ing ▁Bar cl ay ▁de ▁Tol ly ▁and ▁continued ▁his ▁sc orch ed ▁earth ▁policy ▁up ▁to ▁Moscow . ▁Under ▁K ut uz ov ' s ▁command , ▁the ▁Russian ▁army ▁faced ▁the ▁Grande ▁Arm ée ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Bor od ino . ▁He ▁allowed ▁Napoleon ▁to ▁take ▁an ▁abandoned ▁Moscow , ▁which ▁was ▁set ▁on ▁fire . ▁K ut uz ov ▁counter - att ack ed ▁once ▁Napoleon ▁retre ated ▁from ▁Moscow , ▁pushing ▁the ▁French ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁hom eland . ▁In ▁recognition ▁of ▁this , ▁K ut uz ov ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁victory ▁title ▁of ▁Prince ▁Sm ol ens ky . ▁He ▁stepped ▁down ▁from ▁command ▁due ▁to ▁d eter ior ating ▁health ▁soon ▁after ▁the ▁French ▁left ▁Russia . ▁K ut uz ov ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 3 ▁at ▁Bun z lau ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁the ▁Kaz an ▁C athedral ▁in ▁Saint ▁Petersburg . ▁K ut uz ov ▁was ▁highly ▁regarded ▁in ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁Russian ▁and ▁Soviet ▁histor ians . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁ ▁Mik h ail ▁K ut uz ov ▁was