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The effects of the Napoleonic wars on the
Habsburg Empire caused the emperor to
realize that significant army posts were
needed along the river Danube. This turned
attention to Komárno again. In 1807 the
engineers did the necessary surveying, made
plans and restored the central fortress. At
that time the northwest wings which were
built from earth, were rebuilt from bricks.
This can be called the third phase of the
building process of the New Fortress. The
work started on 20th August 1808 and
finished the same year on 4th September. The
speed was really necessary as the Austrian
dynasty found shelter amongst the walls of
the fortress after Vienna was captured by
Napoleon. In 1810 in the court of the New
Fortress huge barracks were erected in a
U-shape, and on the southern side of its
interior military headquarters were built in
1815. Some repairs have been made to the
fortress during the centuries, but the
original shape of the fort remained
unchanged. Between 1827 and 1839 the
interior of the Old Fortress was changed a
little bit, during which a system of new
casemates was formed in the walls of the
fort.
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