siege of Orenburg
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The siege of Orenburg was a major 1773–1774 military confrontation during Yemelyan Pugachev’s rebellion in which rebel forces blockaded the key Russian fortress city of Orenburg, causing severe hardship and prompting a substantial imperial response.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| siege of Orenburg canonical | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Pugachev Rebellion
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military siege ⓘ |
| commander | Yemelyan Pugachev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Pugachev Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| effect |
civilian suffering
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food shortages in Orenburg ⓘ prompted substantial imperial military response ⓘ severe hardship for inhabitants of Orenburg ⓘ |
| endTime | 1774 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Yemelyan Pugachev’s rebellion
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opposition to Catherine II’s policies ⓘ social and economic grievances of Cossacks and peasants ⓘ |
| location |
Orenburg
NERFINISHED
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Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
Imperial Russian forces
NERFINISHED
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rebels of Yemelyan Pugachev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRoleOfOrenburg | key Russian fortress city ⓘ |
| objective | capture of the fortress city of Orenburg ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Imperial Russian officers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Pugachev Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
capture and execution of Yemelyan Pugachev
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suppression of Pugachev’s Rebellion ⓘ |
| result |
failure of the rebels to capture Orenburg
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imperial victory ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated scale of Pugachev’s uprising
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major confrontation of the Pugachev Rebellion ⓘ threatened a key fortress city on the Russian frontier ⓘ |
| startTime | 1773 ⓘ |
| strategy | blockade of Orenburg ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
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reign of Catherine the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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