Surrender at Perevolochna

Perevolochna
	Part of the Swedish invasion of Russia
	; Map depicting the surrender. ; Red=Russians and blue=Swedes. In the bottom left, Charles XII crosses the Dnieper along the two islands. Perovolocna is to the right, next to the Vorskla River.
Date	30 June 1709 (O.S.); 1 July 1709 (Swedish calendar); 11 July 1709 (N.S.)
Location	Perevolochna, present-day Ukraine48.8167°N 34.1167°E
Result	No fighting, Swedish surrender while Charles XII escapes to Bendery, in Moldova
Belligerents
Swedish Empire	Tsardom of Russia
Commanders and leaders
Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt (POW)	Alexander Menshikov
Strength
12,000	9,000
Casualties and losses
	Entire army captured

The surrender at Perevolochna was the capitulation of almost the entire Swedish army on 30 June 1709 (O.S.) / 1 July 1709 (Swedish calendar) / 11 July 1709 (N.S.). It signified the virtual annihilation of the once formidable Swedish army after the defeat at Battle of Poltava, and paved the way for the eventual Russian victory in the Great Northern War. After the Battle of Poltava, Charles XII escaped to Moldavia, a vassal state of the Ottoman Empire.

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