Escapes from Wisłoujście Fortress in the First Half of 19th Century

In the end of 18^th century Wisłoujście fortress was taken over by Prussia becoming a prison where political and criminal prisoners were detained. Majority of captured. were Poles, for example members of “November uprising”, as well as other nationalities. Based on wanted letters published in the official Gdańsk journal (Amtsblatt der Königlichen Regierung zu Danzig) the presentation shows escapes perpetrated by criminal prisoners, so-called “Baugefangene” as well as desertions of military entities quartering in Wisłoujście fortress and its nearby areas.