Capitulation of Kalix

Capitulation of Kalix
Part of the Finnish War (Napoleonic Wars)
Disarming of the Finns, Magnus Adlercreutz
Date 25 March 1809 Location Kalix, Sweden 65°51′N 23°10′E / 65.850°N 23.167°E / 65.850; 23.167 Result Swedish surrender
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

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.