General Count Pyotr (Petr) Ivanovich Panin () (1721 – April 26, 1789), younger brother of

Nikita Ivanovich Panin Count Nikita Ivanovich Panin (; ) was an influential Russian statesman and political mentor to Catherine the Great for the first 18 years of her reign (1762–1780). In that role, he advocated the Northern Alliance, closer ties with Frederick the ...

, fought with distinction in the

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and in the

Russo-Turkish War The Russo-Turkish wars ( ), or the Russo-Ottoman wars (), began in 1568 and continued intermittently until 1918. They consisted of twelve conflicts in total, making them one of the longest series of wars in the history of Europe. All but four of ...

of 1768–1774, capturing Bender on September 26, 1770. In 1773–1775, he participated in suppressing

Pugachev's Rebellion Pugachev's Rebellion (; also called the Peasants' War 1773–1775 or Cossack Rebellion) of 1773–1775 was the principal revolt in a series of popular rebellions that took place in the Russian Empire after Catherine II seized power in 1762. It ...

. He died in

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, as the senior General of the

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. He is the father of Nikita Petrovich Panin.

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, 4th edition''. 1721 births 1789 deaths Nobility from the Russian Empire Imperial Russian Army generals Recipients of the Order of St. George of the First Degree Pugachev's Rebellion Russian military personnel of the Seven Years' War People of the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) {{Russia-noble-stub