As a result of this defeat, the Séré de Rivières system of fortifications was planned and constructed to defend the nation.

The fort was updated between 1892 and 1910 with a protected magazine, replacement of caponiers with counterscarps, and preparations for a Mougin turret with two 155 mm guns.

[2] Fort de Liouville was bombarded by German artillery for a large portion of the war, with the heaviest fire between 22 September and 16 October 1914.

[3] In 1938 a machine gun turret was removed and mounted at the Bastion de la Riene at the Citadel of Verdun.

The fort displays an unusual degree of attention to design, with window frames resembling Gothic tracery.