User blog comment:Battlefan237/Mikhail Kutuzov vs. The 1st Duke of Wellington/@comment-3189283-20180527114826

Let's see shall we

Melee

The 1796 Sabre does have the slight reach advantage but it was a notorious weak and brittle sword, a poor choice for close quarters combat. The lack of a handguard is a bit of a concern for the Cossack Sabre but it least it won't break mid battle.

Edge: Mikhail Kutuzov 

Firearms

I've combined the mid and long range purely because with them both using the exact same pistol it would be pointless comparing them. The Brown Bess is packing the bigger punch but is loses out in terms of both range and general reliability to the 1808 Model which was based on the Charleville Musket. A greater killing power isn't going to be much help if your range is shorter and your weapon is more prone to misfire.

Edge: Mikhail Kutuzov

Special Weapon

Quite why Kutuzov and his men would both to use their improvised melee weapons when they have a sword is beyond me so they are only likely to use them when they literally have no other weapon at hand. Good if you lose your sword but otherwise not much point. The Greande is useful irregardless of if you happen to have any other weapons at hand and gives Wellington and co a powerful killing tool.

Edge: Arthur Wellesley

Final Verdict 

As much as it pains me to vote against one of the great heroes of British history I have to give this battle to Mikhail Kutuzov. His weaponry is more reliable in both melee range and with his firearms which would be enough to win this battle by itself but he also has the scenario working in his favour. A small village in Eastern Europe is perfect for his guriella hit and run tactics and works against the more defensive focused Wellington. Wellington was used to large scale battles where he can set up a strong defensive line and he doesn't have this luxury here against an opponent who likely knows the terrain better than he does. Just like Napolean his lack of squad on squad effective tactics will be his downfall against a more resourceful and cunning Russian opponent.

Mikhail Kutuzov: 4,000

Arthur Wellesley: 1,000