Surrender at Perevolochna
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.
Perevolochna | |||||||
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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. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Swedish Empire | Tsardom of Russia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt (POW) | Alexander Menshikov | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
12,000: 710 | 9,000: 231 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Entire army captured: 246 : 710 |
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