Yakov Kulnev

Yakov Petrovich Kulnev
Yakov Petrovich Kulnev by George Dawe
Native name
Яковъ Петровичъ Кульневъ[a]
Born5 August 1763
Lucyn, Inflanty Voivodeship, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Present Day Ludza, Latvia)
Died1 August 1812 (aged 48)
Klyastitsy, Vitebsk Governorate, Russian Empire (Present Day Belarus)
Allegiance Russian Empire
RankMajor-General
Battles / wars
AwardsSt. George 3rd class (1808)

Yakov Petrovich Kulnev (Russian: Я́ков Петро́вич Ку́льнев; 5 August 1763 – 1 August 1812[b]) was, along with Pyotr Bagration and Aleksey Yermolov, one of the most popular Russian military leaders at the time of the Napoleonic Wars. Count Alexander Suvorov's admirer and participant of 55 battles, he lost his life during Napoleon's invasion of Russia.
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