In May 1775, Russian General Peter Tekeli received orders to occupy and destroy the Zaporozhian Sich from Grigory Potemkin, who had been formally admitted into Cossackdom a few years earlier.
Russian General Peter Tekeli received orders. This was in May 1775. This was to occupy and destroy the Zaporozhian Sich from Grigory Potemkin. Grigory Potemkin had been formally admitted into Cossackdom a few years earlier.