i don’t want pyotr gavrilovich major general in military service from the age of 14 , the team of the in the caucasus showed independence in training and combat training of his subordinates during the battle of borodino, commanded the 24th infantry division from captivity released in december 1812, died from the consequences of injuries in the family estate by the french, the stubbornness of the russians, huge losses and physical fatigue affected. to cover the old smolensk road, kutuzov sent the third infantry corps of general nikolai tuchkov, the eldest of the tuchkov brothers, he was given a cossack detachment and 15,000 warriors of the moscow and smolensk militia, the corps defended the village of duck. if necessary, tuchkov was supposed to retreat to a small hill, the ultite mound, a militia of serfs peasants. the townspeople, the townspeople, were armed with pikes and axes, there were no other weapons. without the memories of the french officer, suddenly the high forest came to life and howled storms 7.000 revolutions poured out from behind an ambush with a terrible cry with home