User blog comment:Battlefan237/Mikhail Kutuzov vs. The 1st Duke of Wellington/@comment-35680048-20180527201634

Tybaltcapulets's "Battle of the Napoleonic Nemeses" Edges

Melee:

The Cossack sabre while shorter is much sturdier and the 1796's lack of weight to the blade weakens it ability to slash. The Cossack sabre is overall just more versatile. And a lack of a hand-guard doesn't really matter if your weapon is weak

Edge: Mikhail Kutuzov

Mid:

Same weapon different user.

Edge: Tie

Long:

The Model 1808 as stated by Wassboss is based of of the  Model 1777 Charleville musket so for this comparison it will suffice. The smaller .69 bore was specifically designed to reduce weight on the battlefield. The range of these two weapons are not far off of each other at about 50-100 yds (150-300 ft). But the 1808 wins out for me due to having the option of a bayonet. It takes longer to pull out your sword thanif you already have your bayonet on your rifle ready to fight. So with a combination of being lighter and more versatile the choice is obvious

Edge: Mikhail Kutuzov

Special:

Finally somewhere where Wellington can actually succeed. Yeah the grenade would destroy a bunch of axes and shovels. No contest. It's useful at all ranges and situations to not only kill but harass and scatter your enemies.

Edge: Arthur Wellesley 

X-factors:

I think Mikhail destroys the neccessary X-factors in this fight, those being Experience and Creativity. In a small scale village battle like this Wellington's training and Logistics will not help him. Mikhail can use guerilla tactics to go around the British troops and ultimately flank them all to hell. As for Logistics, they won't matter either because it is just a skirmish and the need for new supplies will not be as vital as a normal battle. And let's not forget that in these X-factors Mikhail is not far behind anyways so it won't really matter. Overall Mikhail is a more seasoned and fast thinking warrior who can easily outthink and outmaneuver Arthur.

Edge: Mikail Kutuzov

Overall Edge:

He may have lost to Napoleon in Austerlitz but Mikhail Kutuzov will emerge victorious in this battle. His versatile Musket and Cossack Sabre are more reliable and easy to use then the rather limited uses of the Brown Bess and especially the 1796 Officer sword. And yes the grenade will be more useful in general but in a setting like this where Mikhail can use his surroundings to his advantage it won't really matter. And while Wellesley is better trained and can be better supplied, it doesn't really matter when you have the master of guerilla tactics and unconventional warfare in his element, i.e squad on squad. And finally the cherry on top Mikhail is simply more experienced and has been in several conflicts more than Arthur.

Mikhail Kutuzov: 3500

Arthur Wellesley: 1500