Kulnev Yakov( The hero of the Patriotic War of 1812, Major General (1808).)
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Biography Kulnev Yakov
(1763-1812), Major General (1808). The hero of the war of 1812, Mr.. One of the most popular Russian commanders. The military service from 1785. Member of the Russian-Turkish war of 1787 - 1791gg., Polish campaign 1794g., War with France (1807). During the Russian-Swedish war of 1808-1809. commanded a detachment of the individual, using methods of guerrilla warfare. At the head of Bagration's housing unit made a heroic move on the ice the Gulf of Bothnia and mastered by Mr.. Grisselgamom. In 1810, Mr.. commanded the vanguard of the army of the Danube. During World War II led the vanguard of the 1 st Infantry Corps P. X. Wittgenstein. Killed in battle at Klyastitsy July 20, 1812
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