During the long-lasting Napoleonic Wars the town suffered no material damage, but as a marching station went into great debt because of housing and feeding soldiers and infantrymen for many years.
Kauakestnud Napoleoni sõdade ajal ei saanud linn materiaalset kahju, kuid marsijaamana sattus suurtesse võlgadesse, kuna pidi mitu aastat sõdureid majutama ja toitma.