Upnor

River Thames, and up the River Medway as far as Upnor, burned the guard-ships, silenced the weak batteries, and did what they would to the

A Child's History of England 2007

"Fortifications had been added to Sheerness and Upnor Castle just here."

The Hero of Garside School

They played havoc with several other vessels, and advanced with six men-o'-war and five fireships as far as Upnor Castle, where they burned three more.

The Hero of Garside School

Many of them actually deserted to the Dutch fleet, which made its leisurely way upstream, passing Upnor Castle, which had guns but no ammunition, till it was almost within reach of Chatham, where lay the royal navy.

Andrew Marvell Birrell, Augustine, 1850-1933 1905

The next day, six of their men-of-war, with five fire-ships, advanced, exchanged broadsides, as they went along, with the _Royal Oak_ and presently engaged Upnor.

When London Burned : a Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire 1867

Edward Spragge, and he, with some other gentlemen and a few sailors, had manned the battery opposite Upnor.

When London Burned : a Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire 1867

Boats were obtained at Upnor, the vessels boarded, and all on board put to the sword.

A March on London 1867

A small battery of sandbags was, however, erected opposite Upnor, and a few guns placed in position there.

When London Burned : a Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire 1867

I heard, too, that a large number of men had been employed in building a castle on the heights looking down the Medway past Upnor to Chatham.

A March on London 1867

Several ships were sunk in the channel above Upnor, and a few of those lying off Gillingham were towed up.

When London Burned : a Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire 1867