Capitulation of Kalix
1809 battle of the Finnish War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Capitulation of Kalix took place during the Finnish War, on 25 March 1809, when 3,800–4,500 Swedish and Finnish troops under Hans Henrik Gripenberg surrendered to a much larger Russian army under Pavel Andreyevich Shuvalov, as part of a large Russian threefold attack against Sweden. The capitulation was characterised by the Swedish High Command as treacherous and Gripenberg was soon court-martialed.
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Capitulation of Kalix | |||||||
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Part of the Finnish War (Napoleonic Wars) | |||||||
Disarming of the Finns, Magnus Adlercreutz | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Sweden | Russian Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Hans Henrik Gripenberg | Pavel Andreyevich Shuvalov | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
3,800[1] | 6,000–9,000[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3,800 surrendered (excluding an additional battalion that was not present at Kalix but surrendered according to the convention)[1][3] | Insignificant |
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