▁alone . ▁He ▁wrote ▁a ▁manif esto ▁declaring ▁Ivan ' s ▁right ▁to ▁the ▁throne , ▁and ▁on ▁July   1 6 , ▁at ▁around ▁ 0 2 : 0 0 , ▁he ▁called ▁the ▁men ▁under ▁his ▁command ▁to ▁arms ▁and ▁began ▁his ▁attempt ▁to ▁free ▁Ivan   VI . ▁After ▁M iro v ich ▁seized ▁the ▁main ▁gates , ▁the ▁command ant ▁was ▁called ▁out ▁to ▁see ▁what ▁was ▁happening , ▁and ▁was ▁club bed ▁un cons cious ▁by ▁M iro v ich . ▁Gun fire ▁was ▁ex changed ▁between ▁M iro v ich ' s ▁men ▁and ▁Ivan ' s ▁gu ards , ▁which ▁ended ▁in ▁a ▁ce ase fire ▁agreed ▁to ▁by ▁the ▁gu ards . ▁However , ▁when ▁M iro v ich ▁reached ▁Ivan ' s ▁cas em ate , ▁he ▁found ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁sl ay ed ▁by ▁the ▁gu ards ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁executing ▁the ▁Em press ' ▁secret ▁order . ▁Upon ▁this , ▁M iro v ich ▁surrender ed . ▁ ▁Exec ution ▁ ▁An ▁investigation ▁took ▁place ▁last ing ▁many ▁weeks , ▁during ▁which ▁M iro v ich ▁refused ▁to ▁name ▁accomp lices . ▁Though ▁en rag ed , ▁Catherine ▁de ferred ▁the ▁judgment ▁to ▁the ▁majority ▁vote ▁of ▁the ▁court , ▁and ▁chose ▁not ▁to ▁push ▁for ▁violent ▁pun ishment ▁and ▁even ▁denied ▁a ▁court ▁member ' s ▁suggestion ▁of ▁tort ure . ▁M iro v ich ▁was ▁executed ▁on ▁ 1 5   Se ptember , ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁involved