1761. Mikhail Barclay de Tolly was born
Portrait of George Dow 255 years ago, on December 27, 1761, Mikhail Bogdanovich (Michael Andreas) Barclay de Tolly, Russian commander, prince, feldmarshal was born. In 1812, he, being the Minister of War and the Commander of the Russian Army, began to carry out a departure plan deep into the country, which ultimately led to the death of the "Great Army" of Napoleon in Russia.