Alexander I awarded Kutuzov the rank of general-field marshal on for his role in the Battle of Borodino. He later awarded Kutuzov the victory title of "His Serene Highness Knyaz Golenischev-Kutuzov-Smolensky" (Светлейший князь Голенищев-Кутузов-Смоленский) on , for his victory at the Battle of Krasnoi at Smolensk in November 1812.