Joseph Sabine (British Army officer)

Sabine was probably the son of Walter Sabine and grandson of Avery Sabine, alderman and mayor of Canterbury, who died in 1648. He joined the English Army at the time of the Glorious Revolution. In 1690 he married Hester Whitfield, daughter of Henry Whitfield, who, after having three sons who all died young, herself died at the age of 24. ==Military career==

Sabine was appointed captain lieutenant to Sir Henry Ingoldsby's regiment of foot on 8 March 1689 and became captain of the grenadier company before 18 October 1689. He took part in the Battle of Ramillies, being stationed with the fusiliers on the right of the English line. On 1 January 1707 he was promoted to the rank of brigadier-general. At the Battle of Oudenarde on 11 July 1708, he led the attack on the village of Heynam. Afterwards he took part in the siege of Lille that same year. On 1 January 1710 he was appointed major-general, and was given command of the Citadel at Ghent, where he had to put down a mutiny in 1712. He married as his second wife Margaretta Newsham in 1711. When peace was concluded, Sabine returned with his regiment to England. In 1715 he purchased the estate of Tewin in Hertfordshire and rebuilt the house in the following year. Then in 1716 he commanded a brigade sent to confront the Pretender's army at Perth. Later that year he became Commander of the British Army throughout Scotland. in May 1716. In July, the John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl, complained of 'the conduct of General Sabine and other King's officers, in regard to rebel prisoners and ... of the plundering and other impositions made by the troops' in Perthshire. In 1719 he was appointed Governor of Berwick and of Holy Island. ==Political career==

At the 1727 British general election, Sabine was returned on the Government interest as Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed. He voted with the Government until he was appointed Governor of Gibraltar in 1730, having been promoted to General. He did not stand at the 1734 British general election. Sabine died at Gibraltar on 24 October 1739. His portrait was painted by Godfrey Kneller in 1711 and engraved by Faber in 1742. ==References==