Yakov Kulnev

Yakov Petrovich Kulnev
Yakov Petrovich Kulnev
	Posthumous portrait by George Dawe and studio, c. 1820–1825, oils; Winter Palace, St. Petersburg
Native name	Яковъ Петровичъ Кульневъ
Born	5 August 1763; Lucyn, Inflanty Voivodeship, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Present Day Ludza, Latvia)
Died	1 August 1812 (aged 48); Klyastitsy, Vitebsk Governorate, Russian Empire (Present Day Belarus)
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Rank	Major-General
Conflicts	Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792); Kościuszko Uprising; Finnish War Battle of Pyhäjoki; Battle of Siikajoki; ; Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812); Patriotic War of 1812 Battle of Vilkomir (1812); Battle of Klyastitsy; ;
Awards	St. George 3rd class (1808)
Relations	House of Kulnev [ru]

Yakov Petrovich Kulnev (Russian: Я́ков Петро́вич Ку́льнев; 5 August 1763 – 1 August 1812) 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.