Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov ( 13 [24] November 1729 or 1730 – 6 [18] May 1800 ) was a Russian military leader and the founder of Russian military theory. Field Marshal (1794), Generalissimo (1799), Field Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire (1799), Grand Marshal of the Piedmontese troops (1799), Knight of all Russian orders of his time awarded to men , as well as seven foreign ones . On October 6 ( 17 ) , 1789 , by the highest order, he received the title of Count of Rymnik, and on August 8 ( 19 )