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Pugachev Rebellion

BelligerentsRussian Empire • Imperial Russian Army Followers of Yemelyan Pugachev: • Ural Cossacks • Russian serfs • Old Believers • Bashkirs • Tatars • Chuvash • Mari • Mordvins (Erzyas and Mokshas) • Udmurts • Kazakhs • KalmyksCommanders and leadersCatherine the GreatGrigory PotemkinPetr PaninAlexander SuvorovJohann von MichelsohnenVasily Alexeyevich KarYemelyan PugachevSalawat YulayevStrength 30,000+1773: 15,000 men80 artillery pieces1774: 25,000 menCasualties and losses 3,500 killed20,000 killed16,000 capturedPugachev's Rebellion (Russian: Восстание Пугачёва, romanized: Vosstaniye Pugachyova; also called the Peasants' War 1773–1775 or Cossack Rebellion) of 1773–1775 was the principal revolt in a series of popular rebellions that took place in the Russian Empire after Catherine II, known today as Catherine the Great, seized power in 1762.

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