The Pugachev Rebellion: The Seven Year's War

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After Catherine II seized power in 1762, a man named Yemelyan Ivanovich Pugachev led a successful rebellion from 1773 to 1775. Most of the success came from him claiming to be Peter III wanting to avenge his wife, when in reality tsar Peter III had been murdered six months before. His goal was to enter the capitol and ascend the throne. He was able to gather around twenty-thousand supporters and seized one city. Catherine II responded by sending Gen. A.I. Bibikov to attack Pugachev. As well as dealing with the Pugachev Rebellion, Russia was also involved in the Seven Year’s war. The Seven Year’s War lasted from 1756 to 1763 so Catherine was only involved during the last two years of the war. During that time she revoked the decision her husband,