Despite the vast superiority of his forces Causation , Kutuzov refrained Control from launching Motion a full-scale offensive during the four days of fighting Hostile_encounter .

The Russians under General Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov inflicted Causation heavy losses Earnings_and_losses on the remnants of the Grande Armée .

The climax of the engagement occurred Presence on November 17 , when an aggressive feint Defending by the French Imperial Guard induced Causation Kutuzov to delay Change_event_time a potentially decisive final Process_end Russian attack Attack .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Slobozia , Battle Hostile_encounter of the Danube or Kutuzov 's Danube Operation occurred Presence after the Russian victory at Rousse which took place Process_start on 22 June 1811 .

After the Russian victory , Mikhail Kutuzov ordered Arranging his forces to cross Motion_directional the Danube to Bessarabia .

However , Kutuzov had a secret plan Arranging behind that strange act and he decided Deciding to keep Preserving quiet for a while .

Well acquainted with his opponent at war Hostile_encounter , Kutuzov calculated that the Ottomans on the Lower Danube would direct Action their main force to cross Motion_directional the Middle Danube and to seize Conquering Bucharest .

Therefore , destroying Destroying the fortresses of Silistria Nikopol , Kutuzov took off Conquering with his main forces to Ruse and Giurgiu .

Along with these preparations Kutuzov entered Arriving into peace talks with the minister .

Russian inaction convinced Coming_to_believe of their weakness in the Vizier , and so he decided Deciding to launch Military_operation an offensive Attack to Ruse , as they outnumbered them and moved Motion to the Danube to beat Competition Kutuzov .

Kutuzov then received Receiving information that Ahmet Pasha was trying to escape Escaping the encirclement himself .

The Russian commander let Ahmet escape Escaping because he knew that , according to Turkish law , the encircled Besieging Grand Vizier could not take part Dispersal in peace negotiations Communication - and peace is what Kutuzov needed .

After that , Kutuzov contacted Communication Ahmet to congratulate Judgment_communication him on his successful escape Escaping and offer peace negotiations Communication .

Kutuzov proposed Statement supplying Supply the Turks with food and provisions to allow Preventing_or_letting them to survive .

Tsar Alexander I did not agree Agree_or_refuse_to_act with Kutuzov 's idea , but Kutuzov explained Statement that by keeping Temporary_stay the Turks alive , he actually was holding Defending a larger number of hostages and that would force the Sultan to negotiate Communication .

Tsar Alexander I did not agree Agree_or_refuse_to_act with Kutuzov 's idea , but Kutuzov explained Statement that by keeping Temporary_stay the Turks alive , he actually was holding Defending a larger number of hostages and that would force the Sultan to negotiate Communication .

On 19 October 1812 Napoleon and his army left Departing Moscow and marched Self_motion southwest toward Kaluga , where Field Marshal Mikhail Kutuzov was encamped with the Russian army .