<P> The Battle of Kazan ( 1774 ) was a major battle during the Pugachev Rebellion . It took place on 12 -- 15 July 1774 in Kazan , Russia , and the surrounding area . The first stage began in the morning of 12 July , when rebels under Yemelyan Pugachev defeated government troops and besieged them in the Kazan Kremlin . During the battle some government forces defected to the rebels ' side . However , in the evening , tsarist forces under Johann Michelson reached Kazan and defeated the rebels in two battles which took place on 13 and 15 July , forcing Pugachev to retreat to Tsaryovokokshaysk and then to cross the Volga . Out of 25,000 and 15,000 rebels who participated in the first and last stages of the battle respectively , only 500 escaped . </P>
<P> The Battle of Kazan ( 1774 ) was a major battle during the Pugachev Rebellion . It took place on 12 -- 15 July 1774 in Kazan , Russia , and the surrounding area . The first stage began in the morning of 12 July , when rebels under Yemelyan Pugachev defeated government troops and besieged them in the Kazan Kremlin . During the battle some government forces defected to the rebels ' side . However , in the evening , tsarist forces under Johann Michelson reached Kazan and defeated the rebels in two battles which took place on 13 and 15 July , forcing Pugachev to retreat to Tsaryovokokshaysk and then to cross the Volga . Out of 25,000 and 15,000 rebels who participated in the first and last stages of the battle respectively , only 500 escaped . </P>
which russian leader defeated the tatars at the battle of kazan
which russian leader defeated the tatars at the battle of kazan
Johann Michelson
Johann Michelson