▁in ▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 3 ▁he ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁storm ▁the ▁well - def ended ▁town ▁of ▁Al us ht a ▁on ▁the ▁southern ▁coast ▁of ▁the ▁Crime an ▁pen ins ula . ▁ ▁When ▁his ▁troops ' ▁advance ▁ ▁fal tered , ▁K ut uz ov ▁gra bb ed ▁the ▁fallen ▁regiment al ▁standard ▁and ▁led ▁the ▁attack . ▁While ▁charg ing ▁forward , ▁he ▁was ▁shot ▁in ▁the ▁left ▁temple — an ▁almost ▁certainly ▁fatal ▁w ound ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁The ▁bullet ▁went ▁right ▁through ▁his ▁head ▁and ▁ex ited ▁near ▁the ▁right ▁eye . ▁However , ▁K ut uz ov ▁slowly ▁recovered , ▁though ▁frequently ▁overcome ▁by ▁sharp ▁p ains ▁and ▁d izz iness , ▁and ▁his ▁right ▁eye ▁remained ▁perman ently ▁tw isted . ▁ ▁He ▁left ▁the ▁army ▁later ▁that ▁year ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁w ound . ▁ ▁K ut uz ov ' s ▁pain ▁did ▁not ▁sub side , ▁and ▁so ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁Western ▁Europe ▁for ▁better ▁medical ▁care . ▁He ▁arrived ▁in ▁Berlin ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 4 , ▁where ▁he ▁spent ▁much ▁time ▁with ▁King ▁Frederick ▁the ▁Great ▁of ▁Pr uss ia , ▁who ▁took ▁great ▁interest ▁in ▁K ut uz ov . ▁They ▁spent ▁long ▁periods ▁of ▁time ▁discuss ing ▁tact ics , ▁weapon ry , ▁and ▁uniform s . ▁ ▁K ut uz ov ▁then ▁travel led ▁to ▁Ley den , ▁Holland ▁and ▁to ▁London ▁in ▁England ▁for ▁further ▁treatment