However, he did not stay long on the position because he was given the command to join general Alexander Suvorovs' units that Russia sent to Italy to assist France during the French Revolutionary Wars.
No, ondje nije dugo ostao jer je dobio zapovijed da se pridruži postrojbama što ih je Rusija, pod zapovjedništvom generala Aleksandra Vasiljeviča Suvorova, poslala u Italiju kao pomoć protiv Francuske tokom Francuskih revolucionarnih ratova.