The fortifications were constructed between 1837 and 1847,[1] when the territory was located in the Russian Partition of Poland.

In 1852–1853, Romuald Traugutt, future leader of the Polish January Uprising against Russian rule, did his military service in the fortress.

[1] With the end of the war, Poland regained independence and the fortress passed to the Polish Army.

It held Polish, French, Dutch, Belgian, Senegalese, Soviet and Italian POWs.

[2] In the post-war period, Polish Military Engineers have been stationed at the fortress.