, ▁K ut uz ov , ▁by ▁then ▁a ▁captain , ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁A stra k han ▁Infantry ▁Regiment , ▁which ▁was ▁commanded ▁by ▁Colonel ▁Alexander ▁Su vor ov . ▁K ut uz ov ▁studied ▁Su vor ov ' s ▁style ▁of ▁command ▁and ▁learned ▁how ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁good ▁commander ▁in ▁battle . ▁Su vor ov ▁believed ▁that ▁an ▁effective ▁order ▁should ▁be ▁simple , ▁direct , ▁and ▁conc ise , ▁and ▁that ▁a ▁commander ▁should ▁care ▁deeply ▁about ▁the ▁health ▁and ▁training ▁of ▁his ▁soldiers . ▁ ▁K ut uz ov ▁also ▁adopted ▁Su vor ov ' s ▁conv iction ▁that ▁a ▁commander ▁should ▁lead ▁his ▁troops ▁from ▁the ▁front ▁( inst ead ▁of ▁from ▁the ▁rear ) ▁to ▁provide ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁bra very ▁for ▁the ▁troops ▁to ▁follow . ▁Su vor ov ▁also ▁taught ▁K ut uz ov ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁developing ▁close ▁relationships ▁with ▁those ▁under ▁his ▁command . ▁ ▁K ut uz ov ▁followed ▁this ▁advice ▁to ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁his ▁career . ▁This ▁advice ▁contributed ▁to ▁K ut uz ov ' s ▁appointment ▁as ▁Commander - in - Ch ief ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁ ▁Late ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 2 , ▁K ut uz ov ▁became ▁a ide - de - camp ▁to ▁the ▁military ▁governor ▁of ▁Re val , ▁the ▁Prince ▁of ▁Hol stein - Be ck , ▁in ▁which ▁role ▁he ▁showed ▁himself ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁capable ▁politician . ▁In ▁ 1 7 6 8 ▁K ut