He had a substantial force composed of Cossacks, Russian peasants, factory serfs, and non-Russians with which he overwhelmed several outposts along the Iaik and early in October went into the capital of the region, Orenburg.
Dia memiliki kekuatan besar yang terdiri dari Cossack, petani Rusia, serfs pabrik, dan non-Rusia dengan yang ia kewalahan beberapa pos-pos di sepanjang Iaik dan awal Oktober masuk ke ibukota wilayah tersebut, Orenburg.