ards ) ▁since ▁many ▁Nem unas ▁River ▁transport ▁operations ▁were ▁located ▁there . ▁After ▁the ▁final ▁Part ition ▁of ▁the ▁Polish - L ith uan ian ▁Commonwealth ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 5 , ▁Aleks ot as , ▁unlike ▁most ▁of ▁Lith u ania , ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁Pr uss ia , ▁until ▁ 1 8 0 7 ▁when ▁Napoleon ▁incorpor ated ▁it ▁into ▁the ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Wars aw . ▁The ▁village ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Poland ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 5 . ▁During ▁November ▁U pr ising ▁( 1 8 3 0 – 1 8 3 1 ) ▁the ▁ins urg ent ▁forces ▁used ▁Aleks ota ▁hill ▁as ▁art illery ▁post ▁to ▁attack ▁Ka unas , ▁and ▁eventually ▁took ▁the ▁city . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁large ▁January ▁U pr ising ▁forces ▁gathered ▁here , ▁hoping ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁free ▁Ant anas ▁Mack e vi č ius , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁u pr ising ▁leaders ▁in ▁Lith u ania , ▁who ▁was ▁held ▁imprison ed ▁in ▁Ka unas ▁Old ▁Town , ▁although ▁the ▁attack ▁never ▁happened . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁it ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Empire . ▁However , ▁it ▁retained ▁its ▁old ▁laws ▁( the ▁Napole onic ▁code ) ▁and ▁pers isted ▁in ▁using ▁the ▁Greg or ian ▁calendar . ▁A ▁popular ▁jo ke ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁had ▁it ▁that ▁the ▁Aleks ot as ▁bridge ▁was ▁the ▁longest ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁because ▁it ▁took ▁twelve