 In 1787, the town was visited by King Stanisław II Augustus, and on April 10, 1795, Stopnica almost completely burned.After the Partitions of Poland, Stopnica was annexed by the Austrian Empire, but in 1809 it became the seat of a county of the Duchy of Warsaw (in 1815 the Duchy was turned into the Russian-controlled Congress Kingdom).Residents of Stopnica County actively supported the January Uprising of 1863, forming a regiment of infantry.